The Armenian Football Federation announced that the former head coach of Ajax and the Greek national team will head the Armenian national team.
The Armenian national team will be coached by 61-year-old Dutch coach John van’t Schip, who will be assisted by former Dutch national team player Aron Winter.
FFA President Armen Melikbekyan introduced John van’t Schip to the members of the FFA Executive Committee, which approved Schip’s candidacy for the position of head coach of the Armenian national team.
The coach will take up his duties on March 1, 2025. The contract is designed in a 1+1 format.
John van’t Schip was born on December 30, 1963.
Football career
Netherlands national team – 41 games, two goals
1981-1992 Ajax (Netherlands) – 273 games, 29 goals
1992-1996 Genoa (Italy) – 107 games, 11 goals
He joined the Netherlands national team at the 1988 European Championship as a player. Champion, won the Dutch championship title 4 times (1981-1982, 1982-1983, 1984-1985, 1989-1990) with Ajax, the Dutch Cup 3 times (1982-1983, 1985-1986, 1986-1987), the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup (1986-1987) and the UEFA Cup (1991-1992) winner.
As a coach, he managed Ajax and the Greek national team and was assistant coach of the Netherlands national team to Marco Van Basten. Under his leadership, Melbourne City of Australia won the 2016 Australian Cup.
Coaching career
1997-2000 Ajax (Y)
2000-2001 Ajax – Assistant Head Coach
2001–2002 Twente
2002–2004 Jong Ajax
2004-2008 Netherlands national team (assistant head coach)
2008-2010 Ajax – Assistant Head Coach
2009 Ajax – Interim Head Coach
2010–2012 Melbourne Heart
2012–2013 Guadalajara
2013- 2017 Melbourne City
2017–2018 Zwolle
2019–2021 Greece
2023–2024 Ajax
