Pascal Jansen
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth London, England
Team information
Current team
 AZ (manager)
Youth career
Years Team
AZ
Ajax
Haarlem
Telstar
Managerial career
2015–2017 Jong PSV
2020–2024 AZ

Pascal Jansen (born 27 January 1973) is an English-Dutch football coach who was manager of AZ from 2020 to 2024. 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 [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 left the club in January 2024, being fired after narrowly avoiding a Cup upset against Quick Boys.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of 18 January 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 [10]
AZ 5 December 2020 17 January 2024 162 94 26 42 058.02 [9]
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. ^ a b "AZ zet trainer Pascal Jansen op straat na bekerontsnapping tegen Quick Boys". Nu.nl (in Dutch).
  10. ^ "Jong PSV: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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