Mitchell van der Gaag
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Mitchell van der Gaag | ||
| Date of birth | 22 October 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Zutphen, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Zürich (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SC Brummen | |||
| De Graafschap | |||
| 1986–1989 | PSV | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1994 | PSV | 44 | (4) |
| 1989–1990 | → NEC (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 1990–1992 | → Sparta Rotterdam (loan) | 55 | (4) |
| 1995–1997 | Motherwell | 42 | (8) |
| 1997–2001 | Utrecht | 99 | (11) |
| 2001–2006 | Marítimo | 154 | (18) |
| 2006–2007 | Al Nassr | 27 | (3) |
| Total | 431 | (50) | |
| International career | |||
| 1990–1991 | Netherlands U21 | 4 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2008–2009 | Marítimo B | ||
| 2009–2010 | Marítimo | ||
| 2012–2013 | Belenenses | ||
| 2015 | Ermis | ||
| 2015–2016 | Eindhoven | ||
| 2016–2018 | Excelsior | ||
| 2018–2019 | NAC | ||
| 2019–2021 | Jong Ajax | ||
| 2025– | Zürich | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Mitchell van der Gaag (born 22 October 1971) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who played as a centre-back. He is the current head coach of Swiss Super League side FC Zürich.
He made 208 Eredivisie appearances, scoring 19 goals, for NEC, Sparta Rotterdam, PSV and Utrecht. Abroad, he had spells at Motherwell in the Scottish Premier League and Marítimo in Portugal's Primeira Liga, playing 174 total games for the latter and scoring 19 times.
As a manager, van der Gaag led several teams including Marítimo and Belenenses in Portugal, as well as Excelsior and NAC in his country.