Tonny Bruins Slot
 Tonny Bruins Slot in 1982 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 1 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Amsterdam, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Chief scout | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Ajax | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1972–1981 | AFC (scout) | ||
| 1982–1984 | Ajax (scout) | ||
| 1984–1985 | Ajax (interim) | ||
| 1985–1988 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
| 1988–1995 | Barcelona (assistant) | ||
| 1996–1998 | PSV (youth) | ||
| 1999–2004 | Ajax (assistant) | ||
| 2004 | Ajax (interim) | ||
| 2005–2006 | Benfica (assistant) | ||
| 2006–2007 | PSV (assistant) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Valencia (assistant) | ||
| 2009 | AZ (assistant) | ||
| 2010– | Ajax (chief scout) | ||
Tonny Bruins Slot (Born 1 April 1947) is a Dutch association football coach who is known for his analyses of matches and opponents.
Career
In 1985, Tonny Bruins Slot was briefly the head coach of AFC Ajax, after Aad de Mos stepped down due to conflicts with the board of administration. He became head coach for he final 5 matches of the season, winning the Eredivisie title in the 1984-85 season.
In the nineties, Bruins Slot was the right-hand man of Johan Cruijff at FC Barcelona, achieving great success, winning the UEFA Champions League (1992) and four national titles (1991 - 1994).
Afterwards Ronald Koeman made use of his knowledge, working with Koeman at Ajax, Benfica, and during the 2007-08 season for PSV Eindhoven. When Koeman was purchased by Valencia as the clubs newly appointed head coach, he took Bruins Slot with him.
On 17 May 2009, back in the Netherlands, Tonny Bruins Slot took a position as an assistant manager at AZ from Alkmaar, where he was responsible for the tactical analysis of the opponents. On 5 December of the same year, him and head coach Ronald Koeman were both waived.
Tonny Bruins Slot is a member of the board of AFC Ajax. On 21 December 2011, Bruins was appointed to the Executive Board of the club, along with 5 other candidates.[1]
On 26 January 2011 it was announced that Bruins Slot would take the position as an analist of the next opponent for Ajax Amsterdam. He will make team reports of the next opponents for head coach Frank de Boer. [2]
Honours
Manager
- Eredivisie (1): 1984–85
Assistant Manager
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1986–87
- Eredivisie (2): 2001–02, 2003–04
- KNVB Cup (3): 1985–86, 1986–87, 2001–02
- Johan Cruijff Shield (1): 2002
- Amsterdam Tournament (5): 1987, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004
- European Cup (1): 1991–92
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup (1): 1988–89
- UEFA Super Cup (1): 1992
- La Liga (4): 1990–91, 1991–92, 1992–93, 1993–94
- Copa del Rey (1): 1989–90
- Supercopa de España (3): 1991, 1992, 1994
- Eredivisie (1): 2006–07