Henk ten Cate

Hendrik Willem ten Cate (born 9 December 1954) is a Dutch football manager and former professional player.

Henk ten Cate
Cate with Al Jazira in 2016
Personal information
Full name Hendrik Willem ten Cate
Date of birth (1954-12-09) 9 December 1954
Place of birth Amsterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) Left winger
Team information
Current team
Suriname (assistant)
Youth career
Ajax
De Volewijckers
1973–1975 Vitesse
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1975–1977 Vitesse 4 (0)
1977–1979 VV Rheden ? (?)
1979–1985 Go Ahead Eagles 132 (21)
1980Edmonton Drillers (loan) 21 (5)
1981–1982 → Telstar (loan) 30 (7)
1985–1986 Heracles 19 (1)
Total 206 (34)
Managerial career
1990 Go Ahead Eagles
1990–1992 Heracles
1992–1993 VV Rheden
1993–1995 Go Ahead Eagles
1995–1997 Sparta Rotterdam
1997–1998 Vitesse
1998–1999 Uerdingen
1999–2000 MTK Budapest
2000–2003 NAC
2003–2006 Barcelona (assistant)
2006–2007 Ajax
2007–2008 Chelsea (assistant)
2008–2009 Panathinaikos
2010 Al-Ahli Dubai
2010–2011 Umm Salal
2012–2013 Shandong Luneng
2013 Sparta Rotterdam
2015–2018 Al Jazira
2018–2019 Al Wahda
2019–2020 Al-Ittihad
2021 Al Wahda
2023- Suriname (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

In the 2005–06 season, he was assistant to Frank Rijkaard at Barcelona when the team won the UEFA Champions League and La Liga titles. He then served as manager of Ajax until October 2007 and won three trophies for the Dutch club.

Ten Cate joined Chelsea on 11 October 2007 as assistant manager but stepped down after the defeat of the 2008 UEFA Champions League Final on 29 May 2008, just five days after the departure of manager Avram Grant.

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