Mislintat (Dortmund, November 5, 1972) worked successively from 2006 to 2017 as head of scouting and head of professional football at Borussia Dortmund. He then joined Arsenal in England, as head of recruitment. In 2019 he returned to the Bundesliga, where he started working as sporting director at VFB Stuttgart. In November of last year, Mislintat did not renew his contract there, after he announced that he was looking for a new challenge.
Since the departure of Marc Overmars in February 2022, the vacant position of director of football affairs at Ajax has been filled by technical managers Gerry Hamstra and Klaas Jan Huntelaar. Huntelaar will remain technical manager and will report to Mislintat.
General director Edwin van der Sar: “It is good for Ajax that we have been able to fill this important position with an internationally experienced football director who can start quickly. The search for the right person was preceded by a careful process. We were looking for someone who offensive and attractive football, has an international network and has an eye for both scouting and development and growth of our own youth. Sven meets the profile and he made a very good impression on us from the first talks in February. In addition, he is a has a way of working that suits this time. I am convinced that he will make an important contribution to Ajax’s new successes.”
Mislintat: “Since Edwin called me in February to ask if I was interested in becoming director of football affairs, I stopped talking to other parties. I was born and raised in Dortmund and grew up in the shadow of big, traditional clubs. Since my youth, I see Ajax as one of the most iconic football clubs in the world. It is a great honor to become Ajax’s director of football affairs and I see it as my duty to serve the club in the best possible way.”
