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Pascal Jansen

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Pascal Jansen
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
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

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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

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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

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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

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As of 12 December 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 [15]
AZ 5 December 2020 17 January 2024 162 94 26 42 058.02
Ferencváros 13 June 2024 Present 29 16 7 6 055.17
Total 265 143 51 71 053.96 —

References

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  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'". 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. ^ "Ferencváros 5–0 The New Saints: match report". TNSFC. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  13. ^ "The New Saints thumped by Ferencvaros in Champions League second qualifying round". BBC Sport. 23 July 2024. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  14. ^ "Traoré gólja elég volt, megverte a Ferencváros a Kecskemétet". Nemzeti Sport (in Hungarian). 3 August 2024. Retrieved 4 August 2024.
  15. ^ "Jong PSV: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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