Peter Bosz

Club

A midfielder, Bosz started his professional career with Vitesse in 1981. After a loan season with then amateurs AGOVV in 1984, he returned to professional football with RKC Waalwijk (from 1985 to 1988), then moving to France with Toulon (1988 to 1991), and playing six successive seasons with Dutch giants Feyenoord (1991 to 1996), Japanese club JEF United Ichihara (1996–97), German club Hansa Rostock (1997–98), NAC Breda (1998–99). He retired at the end of 1999 after a second spell with JEF United Ichihara.

International

Bosz made his debut for the Netherlands in a December 1991 Euro qualification match against Greece and earned eight caps, scoring no goals. His final international game was in 1995 against the Czech Republic. He was part of the Dutch squad at UEFA Euro 1992.

Early career

After his retirement, Bosz started a career in management, first becoming head coach of amateurs AGOVV, a position he held from January 2000 to 2002. In 2002, he also won a national amateur league title. Bosz made his move into professional football in 2002, becoming head coach of De Graafschap (2002–2003). The team finished last in the 2002–03 Eredivisie and was relegated to the Eerste Divisie. Bosz next became manager of Heracles Almelo (2004–2006). He won the 2004–05 Eerste Divisie with the club and earned promotion to the Eredivisie. Bosz' Heracles secured their Eredivisie survival the following year, finishing 13th in the 2005–06 Eredivisie. In July 2006, Bosz accepted an offer to be technical director at his former club Feyenoord. While at the club, he was responsible for completing the signings of (amongst others) Giovanni van Bronckhorst, Roy Makaay, Tim de Cler, Kevin Hofland and Denny Landzaat. He left the position on 14 January 2009, due to his opposition to the dismissal of head coach Gertjan Verbeek. In the summer of 2010, Bosz started his second spell as manager of Heracles Almelo, replacing Verbeek who had moved to AZ Alkmaar in the meantime. The team finished 8th in the 2010–11 Eredivisie, securing qualification for the European competition Playoffs, where they were eliminated by Groningen. Heracles finished 12th in the 2011–12 Eredivisie and 2012–13 Eredivisie. He left the club in 2013.

On 19 June 2013, Bosz was appointed as manager of…

Bosz favours an attacking style of play, based on ball possession and aggressive pressing. Furthermore, Bosz's tactical ideas are heavily influenced by the football of Johan Cruyff. As a result of this attacking style, Bosz has changed the positions of many of his players. Bosz won plaudits for his conversion of Ajax's Lasse Schone, who played on the wing for Frank de Boer into the holding midfield position, using Schone's technique to enhance Ajax's build-up play. Furthermore, Julian Brandt, was moved from the position of left-winger under Heiko Herrlich into a central attacking midfield position by Bosz, which resulted in a significant upturn in form. While at Lyon, he utilised midfielder Thiago Mendes as a central defender. However, Bosz's style does have its detractors. His failure at Dortmund was partly credited to a perceived idealistic attacking approach, which left Dortmund vulnerable to the counter-attack.

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As of match played 5 September 2026