Editing Dennis Bergkamp (section)

==Coaching career==
Upon retiring, Bergkamp insisted he would not move into coaching. He turned down an offer to scout for Arsenal and instead concentrated on travelling and spending time with his family.<ref>{{cite AV media | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b00p6sf2 | title=Sportsweek, 06/12/2009 | publisher=[[BBC Radio 5 Live]] | access-date=30 April 2012 | date=6 December 2009 }}</ref> However, in April 2008, he began a fast-track coaching diploma for former Dutch international footballers and undertook a trainee role at Ajax.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article3716438.ece | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110908061106/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/european_football/article3716438.ece | url-status=dead | archive-date=8 September 2011 | title=Dennis Bergkamp ends two-year exile from game | newspaper=[[The Times]] | access-date=10 April 2008 | location=London | first=Gary | last=Jacob | date=10 April 2008}}{{subscription required}}</ref><ref name="ajaxtrainee">{{cite news | url=http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11906_3428268,00.html | title=Bergkamp offered Ajax post | work=[[Sky Sports]] | date=15 April 2008 |access-date=16 April 2008}}</ref> Having completed the Coach Betaald Voetbal course by the [[Royal Dutch Football Association]] (KNVB), Bergkamp was appointed assistant to [[Johan Neeskens]] for the newly formed [[Netherlands national football team|Netherlands B team]] on 26 October 2008.<ref>{{cite news |title=Neeskens to lead Netherlands B team |url=http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ned/news/newsid=766646.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121204131613/http://www.uefa.com/memberassociations/association=ned/news/newsid=766646.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 December 2012 |work=[[UEFA]] |publisher=Union of European Football Associations |date=25 October 2008 |access-date=1 May 2012}}</ref> For the [[2008–09 AFC Ajax season|2008–09 season]], Bergkamp returned to Ajax in a formal coaching position with responsibility for the D2 (U12) youth team. Following the promotion of Frank de Boer as manager of Ajax in December 2010, Bergkamp was appointed assistant manager to [[Fred Grim]], dealing with Ajax' flagship A1 (U19) youth team.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://english.ajax.nl/News/Archive/Article/Updates-to-youth-teams-training-staff.htm | title=Updates to youth teams' training staff | work=Ajax.nl | date=4 January 2011 | access-date=30 April 2012 | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121021190012/http://english.ajax.nl/News/Archive/Article/Updates-to-youth-teams-training-staff.htm | archive-date=21 October 2012 | df=dmy-all }}</ref>

In August 2011, Bergkamp was named De Boer's assistant at Ajax.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Higgins |first1=Marcus |title=Former Arsenal striker Dennis Bergkamp appointed Ajax assistant coach |url=https://www.goal.com/en/news/1686/eredivisie/2011/06/29/2552793/former-arsenal-striker-dennis-bergkamp-appointed-ajax |website=goal.com |date=29 June 2011}}</ref> However, after the arrival of [[Peter Bosz]] as the new head coach at Ajax, Bergkamp's role at Ajax slightly changed. He no longer sat on the bench during first-team matches, but instead focused more on field training and on helping youth players reach the first team.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.ajaxshowtime.com/article/hoofdnieuws/97451/bergkamp-niet-meer-op-de-bank-als-assistent#T3TmUBVsCsilYJOb.97 | title=Bergkamp no longer on assistant's bench | work=Ajaxshowtime.com | date=29 June 2016 | access-date=10 February 2017 | archive-date=2 December 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201202095839/http://www.ajaxshowtime.com/article/hoofdnieuws/97451/bergkamp-niet-meer-op-de-bank-als-assistent#T3TmUBVsCsilYJOb.97 | url-status=dead }}</ref> He and fellow assistant [[Hennie Spijkerman]] were sacked from their roles in December 2017.<ref>{{Cite web | title = Ajax sack assistant Dennis Bergkamp in coaching clear-out | work = BBC Sport | date = 21 December 2017 | access-date = 21 December 2017 | url = https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/42445727 }}</ref>