Johnny Jansen

Johnny Jansen

Jansen in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-03-02) 2 March 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Heerenveen, Netherlands
Team information
Current team	PEC Zwolle (head coach)
Youth career
1979–1991	Olyphia
1991–1995	Heerenveen
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1995–1998	Heerenveen
1998–2000	Veendam
2000–2005	MSC
2005–2012	Olyphia
Managerial career
2019–2022	Heerenveen
2023	Safa
2023–	PEC Zwolle
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Johnny Jansen (born 2 March 1975) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Dutch club PEC Zwolle.

Managerial career

Jansen began his playing career with Heerenveen, but had to cut his playing career short due to being diagnosed with diabetes.^[1][2] and spent his later playing career in amateur leagues in the Netherlands. In the year 2000, he began working with Heerenveen as an academy manager, and in 2014 was appointed assistant manager. On 3 June 2019, he was named the head manager of Heerenveen in the Eredivisie.^[3]

In April 2023, Jansen was appointed head coach of Lebanese Premier League side Safa.^[4] Only two months later, in June 2023, Jansen returned to the Netherlands, signing for PEC Zwolle as head coach for two years.^[5]

References

1. "Johnny Jansen: 'Je moet je focussen op datgene waar je invloed op hebt'". Heerenveense Courant (in Dutch). 20 September 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
2. "In het spoor van Foppe en Gertjan: Johnny Jansen treedt uit de schaduw". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 14 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
3. "Profiel: Gedreven Johnny Jansen is bezeten van voetbal". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 20 June 2019. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
4. "Johnny Jansen aan de slag in Libanon: "Ze wilden me heel graag"". www.omropfryslan.nl (in Dutch). 27 April 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
5. admin (27 June 2023). "PEC Zwolle has a new head coach after Schreuder departure". Football Oranje. Retrieved 27 June 2023.

External links

• Johnny Jansen at Soccerway
• Bild Profile