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LOUIS to be seen in cinemas from today

Last Monday, Louis premiered at Amsterdam's Tuschinski cinema. Documentary filmmaker Geertjan Lassche made a documentary about the characteristic Louis van Gaal. In the film, which can be seen from today, the maker dives into the life and work of the national coach. Van Gaal coaches the Dutch national team and trained Ajax, AZ, Barcelona, Bayern Munich and Manchester United.Text: Mical Joseph

The phenomenon

Van gaal earned his spurs as a soccer player with Sparta Rotterdam. Of course Louis is mainly known as a trainer and soccer player, but his striking statements during press conferences are also worth mentioning. Louis is a special portrait of Louis van Gaal: one of the best soccer coaches the Netherlands has ever known and the man about whom everyone has an opinion. In the film Louis looks back on highs and lows of his colorful life; not only his career, but also his family life and past.

On the road with Louis...

For no less than three years, the current national coach was followed during work and private moments. In the interviews he had with national and international soccer stars, as well as with his wife and daughters, a complete picture emerges of the development of the phenomenon, his unprecedented career and the special man behind the much-discussed image. Previously, Geertjan Lassche made, among other things, a documentary about former cyclist Thomas Dekker. He was also named Journalist of the Year 2020 for conceiving and directing the corona vlog program "Front Messages," in which caregivers reported on the situation in hospitals and nursing homes with vlogs during the first corona wave in 2020.

A 1-2't with Van Gaal

In May 2020, Louis was a guest on Yves' podcast. Listen back to part 1 here and part 2 of the conversation here.