Suzanne Bakker

Suzanne Bakker
Personal information
Date of birth (1986-07-09) 9 July 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth Hensbroek, the Netherlands
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Apollo '68 [nl]
–2007 VV Reiger Boys [nl]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2008 FC Utrecht 17 (1)
2008–2014 ASV Wartburgia [nl]
International career‡
2004–2005 Netherlands 5 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2017 ASV Wartburgia [nl]
2017–2018 Excelsior Rotterdam (assistant)
2018–2022 Jong AFC Ajax
2022–2024 AFC Ajax
2024– AC Milan
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 1 December 2024

Suzanne Bakker (born 9 July 1986) is a Dutch football manager and former footballer who manages AC Milan.

Career

Bakker started her managerial career with Dutch side ASV Wartburgia [nl]. In 2017, she was appointed as an assistant manager of Dutch side Excelsior Rotterdam, before being appointed as manager of the reserve team of Dutch side AFC Ajax in 2022. Two years later, she was promoted to manager of the club's first team, helping them win the league and 2023–24 KNVB Women's Cup.[1] Despite this, she left them at the end of the 2023–24 season because of communication problems.[2] Ahead of the 2024–25 season, she was appointed manager of Italian side AC Milan. While managing the club, she was regarded to have preferred the 4–3–3 formation.[3]

References

  1. ^ "Wie is Suzanne Bakker, de coach van de Ajax Vrouwen die vertrekt met bekerwinst?" [Who is Suzanne Bakker, the coach of Ajax Women who leaves with a cup win?] (in Dutch). VoetbalNieuws.nl. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ^ "Waarom coach Suzanne Bakker na dit seizoen moet vertrekken bij Ajax" [Why coach Suzanne Bakker must leave Ajax after this season] (in Dutch). NRC. 25 January 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Milan, giovani al potere: la rivoluzione silenziosa di Suzanne Bakker" [Milan, Youth in Power: Suzanne Bakker's Silent Revolution] (in Italian). Goal.com. 13 November 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.