After retiring as a player, Pronk was appointed as scout at Ajax and Louis van Gaal named him chief scout in 1991 until he retired in 2007. He was honoured by Ajax in 2011 for being member of the club for 60 years and is credited for bringing Jari Litmanen and Zlatan Ibrahimović to the club.De grote successen gingen aan Ton Pronk voorbij - NOS
