Pascal Jansen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 27 January 1973 | ||
Place of birth | London, England | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Ferencváros (manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Years | Team | ||
AZ | |||
Ajax | |||
Haarlem | |||
Telstar | |||
Managerial career | |||
2015–2017 | Jong PSV | ||
2020–2024 | AZ | ||
2024– | 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 Sue Chaloner .[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 . 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
- As of 1 December 2024
Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
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G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
Jong PSV | 1 July 2015 | 30 June 2017 | 74 | 33 | 18 | 23 | 44.59 | [15] |
AZ | 5 December 2020 | 17 January 2024 | 162 | 94 | 26 | 42 | 58.02 | |
Ferencváros | 13 June 2024 | Present | 26 | 15 | 7 | 4 | 57.69 | |
Total | 262 | 142 | 51 | 69 | 54.20 | — |
References
- ^ a b "Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar's London-born head coach on turning things around in his first Eredivisie job". Sky Sports.
- ^ "Beroemde moeder van AZ-trainer Pascal Jansen stond perplex". 13 January 2021.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar head coach on Rangers, recruitment strategies and learning to let go of young talent". Sky Sports.
- ^ Steinberg, Jacob (11 May 2023). "AZ's Pascal Jansen: 'Cruyff said he's never seen a bag of money win a game'". The Guardian.
- ^ "Netherlands – P. Jansen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Pascal Jansen | AZ Alkmaar | Trainerprofil". kicker.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Hivatalos: Pascal Jansen veszi át a Ferencváros irányítását". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Pascal Jansen heeft nieuwe trainersklus te pakken en tekent tot medio 2026". Voetbalzone. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
- ^ "Ferencváros 5–0 The New Saints: match report". TNSFC. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "The New Saints thumped by Ferencvaros in Champions League second qualifying round". BBC Sport. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Traoré gólja elég volt, megverte a Ferencváros a Kecskemétet". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
- ^ "Jong PSV: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- Footballers from London
- Dutch men's footballers
- Dutch football managers
- Dutch people of English descent
- British people of Dutch descent
- AZ Alkmaar players
- AFC Ajax players
- HFC Haarlem players
- SC Telstar players
- HFC Haarlem non-playing staff
- SBV Vitesse non-playing staff
- Sparta Rotterdam non-playing staff
- Al Jazira Club non-playing staff
- Al Wahda FC non-playing staff
- PSV Eindhoven non-playing staff
- AZ Alkmaar non-playing staff
- AZ Alkmaar managers
- Dutch expatriate football managers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
- Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
- Nemzeti Bajnokság I managers
- Ferencvárosi TC managers
- Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Hungary
- Expatriate football managers in Hungary