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Pascal Jansen (born 27 January 1973) is a Dutch professional football manager who is the head coach of Hungarian club Ferencváros. He played football as a youth, but his career was cut short due to a knee injury.

Early life

Jansen was born in London,[1] England to Hans Jansen and Sue Chaloner [nl].[2] His father is a Dutch musician, and his mother an English pop singer who was a member of the musical duo Spooky and Sue [nl]. He moved to the Netherlands at a young age and was raised in Zaandam.[3] He holds dual Dutch and British citizenship.[1]

Playing career

Jansen played youth football for AZ, Ajax, Haarlem and Telstar, but retired due to a knee injury before making his professional debut.[4][5][6]

Coaching career

Jansen spent his early career coaching in the Netherlands at Haarlem, Vitesse and Sparta Rotterdam, and in the United Arab Emirates with Al Jazira and Al Wahda.[4]

Jansen worked as a coach at PSV between 2013 and 2018,[4] and was manager of their youth team between July 2015 and June 2017.[7] He moved to AZ to work as a coach in July 2018,[8] before being promoted to manager in December 2020, on a contract until the end of the season.[4] He was dismissed on 17 January 2024 after narrowly avoiding a KNVB Cup upset against amateur club Quick Boys.[9]

On 13 June 2024, he was appointed as the manager of Hungarian side Ferencváros.[10][11]

Managerial statistics

As of 13 June 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
Jong PSV 1 July 2015 30 June 2017 74 33 18 23 044.59 [12]
AZ 5 December 2020 17 January 2024 162 94 26 42 058.02
Ferencváros 13 June 2024 Present 0 0 0 0 !—
Total 236 127 44 65 053.81 —

References

  1. ^ a b "Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar's London-born head coach on turning things around in his first Eredivisie job". Sky Sports.
  2. ^ "Beroemde moeder van AZ-trainer Pascal Jansen stond perplex". 13 January 2021.
  3. ^ Kok, Nik; Mossou, Sjoerd (1 May 2021). "Pascal Jansen: 'Ik bewijs dat het mogelijk is om als zwarte coach ver te komen'". Algemeen Dagblad (in Dutch). Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  4. ^ a b c d "Instappen tijdens een storm: wie is AZ-hoofdtrainer Pascal Jansen?" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar head coach on Rangers, recruitment strategies and learning to let go of young talent". Sky Sports.
  6. ^ Steinberg, Jacob (11 May 2023). "AZ's Pascal Jansen: 'Cruyff said he's never seen a bag of money win a game'" – via The Guardian.
  7. ^ "Netherlands - P. Jansen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  8. ^ "Pascal Jansen | AZ Alkmaar | Trainerprofil". kicker.
  9. ^ "AZ neemt per direct afscheid van trainer Jansen: 'Jammer en teleurstellend'". NOS (in Dutch). 17 January 2024. Archived from the original on 18 March 2024. Retrieved 5 May 2024.
  10. ^ "Hivatalos: Pascal Jansen veszi át a Ferencváros irányítását". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  11. ^ "Pascal Jansen heeft nieuwe trainersklus te pakken en tekent tot medio 2026". Voetbalzone. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
  12. ^ "Jong PSV: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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