Pascal Jansen Explained
Pascal Jansen |
Birth Date: | 27 January 1973 |
Birth Place: | London, England |
Currentclub: | Ferencváros (manager) |
Youthclubs1: | AZ |
Youthclubs2: | Ajax |
Youthclubs3: | Haarlem |
Youthclubs4: | Telstar |
Manageryears1: | 2015–2017 |
Managerclubs1: | Jong PSV |
Manageryears2: | 2020–2024 |
Managerclubs2: | AZ |
Manageryears3: | 2024– |
Managerclubs3: | Ferencváros |
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 .[2] His father is a Dutch musician, and his mother an English pop singer who was a member of the musical duo . 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] He debuted with a 5–0 victory over The New Saints in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase at Groupama Aréna in Budapest on 23 July 2024.[12] [13] On 3 August 2024, he debuted in the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with a 1-0 victory over Kecskeméti TE.[14]
Managerial statistics
Managerial record by team and tenure Team | From | To | Record | |
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Jong PSV | 1 July 2015 | 30 June 2017 | [15] |
AZ | 5 December 2020 | 17 January 2024 | |
Ferencváros | 13 June 2024 | Present | |
Total | — | |
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Notes and References
- Web site: Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar's London-born head coach on turning things around in his first Eredivisie job. Sky Sports.
- Web site: Beroemde moeder van AZ-trainer Pascal Jansen stond perplex. 13 January 2021.
- Web site: Kok. Nik. Mossou. Sjoerd. Pascal Jansen: ‘Ik bewijs dat het mogelijk is om als zwarte coach ver te komen’. Algemeen Dagblad. 6 November 2023. 1 May 2021. nl.
- Web site: Instappen tijdens een storm: wie is AZ-hoofdtrainer Pascal Jansen?. 5 December 2020. 5 February 2021. Dutch. Voetbal International.
- Web site: Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar head coach on Rangers, recruitment strategies and learning to let go of young talent. Sky Sports.
- Web site: AZ’s Pascal Jansen: ‘Cruyff said he’s never seen a bag of money win a game’. Jacob. Steinberg. 11 May 2023. The Guardian.
- Web site: Netherlands – P. Jansen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway. int.soccerway.com.
- Web site: Pascal Jansen | AZ Alkmaar | Trainerprofil. kicker.
- News: AZ neemt per direct afscheid van trainer Jansen: 'Jammer en teleurstellend' . 5 May 2024 . NOS . 17 January 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240318111721/https://nos.nl/artikel/2505253-az-neemt-per-direct-afscheid-van-trainer-jansen-jammer-en-teleurstellend . 18 March 2024 . nl.
- Web site: 13 June 2024 . Hivatalos: Pascal Jansen veszi át a Ferencváros irányítását . 13 June 2024 . Nemzeti Sport . hu.
- Web site: 13 June 2024 . Pascal Jansen heeft nieuwe trainersklus te pakken en tekent tot medio 2026 . 13 June 2024 . Voetbalzone . en.
- Web site: 23 July 2024 . Ferencváros 5–0 The New Saints: match report . 28 July 2024 . TNSFC . en-GB.
- Web site: 23 July 2024 . The New Saints thumped by Ferencvaros in Champions League second qualifying round . 28 July 2024 . BBC Sport . en-GB.
- Web site: 3 August 2024 . Traoré gólja elég volt, megverte a Ferencváros a Kecskemétet . 4 August 2024 . Nemzeti Sport . hu.
- Web site: Jong PSV: Matches. Soccerway. 12 August 2022.