Former Netherlands center back Jaap Stam is joining Ajax as a coach. The four-time European champions say Stam is signing a three-year deal to become a defensive coach starting July 1, when his ...

Stam is best remembered by United fans as one of the greatest defenders they ever saw, a treble-winner who played every minute of all 14 matches in the Champions League in 1998-99.

Stam, 47, joins FC Cincinnati following managerial stints in England at Reading (2016-18), as well as in his native Holland at PEC Zwolle (2018-19) and Feyenoord (2019).

After three trophy-laden years, former United manager Sir Alex Ferguson surprisingly brought a premature end to Stam's United career by accepting a £16.5 million bid from Lazio in August 2001.

Stam, who also played for PSV Eindhoven, Lazio, Milan and Ajax in a storied playing career, arrives in Cincinnati after a short coaching stint at Feyenood that ended with his resignation on Oct ...

The Dutch centre-back surprisingly left the club to join Lazio in 2001 after Ferguson was angered by an autobiography Stam brought out By Alex Milne 09:19, 25 Jun 2020 Updated 09:20, 25 Jun 2020 ...

Stam was part of a hugely successful dressing room, helping the club claim the treble in 1999. Once upon a time, at a house party hosted by Gary Neville, the centre-half decided to show off his ...