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, 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).

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, 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 ...

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).

Former Manchester United defender Jaap Stam has returned to his roots, as the 46-year-old has been appointed as the new coach of Eredivisie side PEC Zwolle . Per Goal's Jamie Smith , Stam started ...

Stam, 47, had previous stints as manager for Reading in England and in Holland at PEC Swolle and Feyenoord. He also had a 15-year playing career at PSV Eindhoven, Manchester United, Lazio, A.C ...

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 ...

Stam’s stay in England was relatively brief, just three full seasons, but in that time he did more than enough to be hailed as the Premier League’s greatest ever. He never finished a season ...

Stam joins a list of men to hold the FC Cincinnati head coaching post that includes John Harkes (2016), Alan Koch (2017-2019), Yoann Damet (interim head coach in 2019 and 2020) and Ron Jans (2019-20).

Manchester United manager Louis Van Gaal, right, at Old Trafford, March 16, 2016. Former United defender Jaap Stam has urged more time for Van Gaal. Steve Bardens/Getty Images ...