14 March 2005 (appointed as successor to Ronald Koeman) until 10 May 2006, after only 422 days in charge. He led Ajax to victory in the KNVB Cup and the Johan Cruyff Shield. In 2007–08, Blind became director of football at his old club, Sparta Rotterdam. On 15 May 2008, he returned to Ajax to become the new director of football in Amsterdam but switched roles when Martin Jol joined the club to assistant coach. Moving to the position of technical director for Ajax at the beginning of the 2011–12 season, on 9 February 2012 it was announced that Blind would retire from his duties as technical director at Ajax, concluding a heated dispute surrounding the club's board of directors. On 1 July 2015, Blind was named Guus Hiddink's successor as head coach of the Dutch national team. He failed to lead them to Euro 2016, and he put the 2018 World Cup qualifying campaign at stake after more meagre results. He was sacked by the Dutch FA on 26 March 2017, the day after losing 2–0 away at Bulgaria, which left their chances of qualification in serious doubt. On 4 August 2021, Blind returned to the Dutch national team. He is Ronald Koeman's assistant coach. Personal life Blind is the father of professional footballer Daley Blind, who has played for Ajax and Manchester United. His son is also a Dutch international, and is one of their ten most featured players of all time with over 90 caps. Career statistics Managerial statistics Honours Player Ajax Eredivisie: 1989–90, 1993–94, 1994–95, 1995–96, 1997–98 KNVB Cup: 1987, 1993, 1998, 1999 Johan Cruyff Shield: 1993, 1994 UEFA Champions League: 1995 UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1987 UEFA Cup: 1992 UEFA Super Cup: 1995 Intercontinental Cup: 1995 Individual Dutch Golden Shoe: 1995, 1996 ESM Team of the Year: 1994–95, 1995–96 Intercontinental Cup Most Valuable Player of the Match Award: 1995 Manager Ajax KNVB Cup: 2006 Johan Cruyff Shield: 2005 See also List of players to have won all international club competitions List of players to have won the three main European club competitions Notes References External links 1961 births Living people Sportspeople from Vlissingen Association football defenders Dutch footballers Netherlands international footballers Sparta Rotterdam players AFC Ajax players 1990 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1992 players 1994 FIFA World Cup players UEFA Euro 1996 players Eredivisie players Dutch football managers AFC Ajax managers AFC Ajax