MU names Louis van Gaal as Manager
Louis van Gaal will take up the post after the upcoming FIFA World Cup.
He is the current manager of the Dutch national team.
Ryan Giggs has been appointed as assistant manager.
"Louis van Gaal will take over as manager of Manchester United from the 2014/15 season. He has signed a three-year contract," Manchester United's website said.
"Louis, 62, has managed at the top level of European football for over 20 years and in that time has won domestic titles and domestic cups in three countries, as well as the UEFA Champions League, the UEFA Cup, an Intercontinental Cup, two UEFA Super Cups and domestic Super Cups in Holland and Germany," the club said.
Announcing the appointments, Ed Woodward was quoted as saying by the club website: "In Louis van Gaal, we have secured the services of one of the outstanding managers in the game today. He has achieved many things in his career to date and Old Trafford provides him with a fitting stage on which to write new chapters in the Manchester United story."
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