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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 January 1973 | ||
| 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 | ||
Early life edit
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 edit
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 edit
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 edit
- As of 18 January 2024
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Jong PSV | 1 July 2015 | 30 June 2017 | 74 | 33 | 18 | 23 | 44.59 | [10] |
| AZ | 5 December 2020 | 17 January 2024 | 162 | 94 | 26 | 42 | 58.02 | [9] |
| Total | 236 | 127 | 44 | 65 | 53.81 | — | ||
References edit
- ^ 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'" – via The Guardian.
- ^ "Netherlands - P. Jansen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
- ^ "Pascal Jansen | AZ Alkmaar | Trainerprofil". kicker.
- ^ a b "AZ zet trainer Pascal Jansen op straat na bekerontsnapping tegen Quick Boys". Nu.nl (in Dutch).
- ^ "Jong PSV: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2022.