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Anton Janssen
Dutch footballer and manager
Anton Janssen (born 10 August 1963) is a Dutch former football manager and player. He is mostly known for his tenure as a player for PSV Eindhoven where he was part of their European Cup victory in 1988.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Anton Janssen | ||
| Date of birth | (1963-08-10) 10 August 1963 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Tiel, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980–1982 | Leones | ||
| 1982–1986 | NEC | 87 | (9) |
| 1986–1987 | Fortuna Sittard | 47 | (7) |
| 1987–1989 | PSV | 30 | (4) |
| 1989–1991 | Kortrijk | 60 | (5) |
| 1991–1994 | Fortuna Sittard | 97 | (15) |
| 1994–2001 | NEC | 187 | (17) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2012 | VV Gemert | ||
| 2012–2013 | FC Oss | ||
| 2013–2014 | NEC | ||
| 2015–2019 | De Treffers | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
In his youth, Janssen played for SV Leones from Beneden-Leeuwen, where he made his debut in the first team at the age of seventeen.[1] Janssen played professional football from 1982 to 2000 with, in chronological order, NEC, Fortuna Sittard, PSV, Kortrijk, again Fortuna and finally again with NEC. His greatest personal achievement was the victory of the Europa Cup I with PSV in 1988 when he scored the decisive penalty-kick in the final against Benfica, after coming on as a substitute.[2]
Player
PSV
- "Historie Sportvereniging Leones, Beneden-Leeuwen". sv-leones.nl (in Dutch). sv Leones. Archived from the original on 22 October 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
De bekendste speler die bij Leones is begonnen is ongetwijfeld Anton Janssen. Hij debuteerde op 17-jarige leeftijd in Leones 1 om vervolgens de overstap naar N.E.C. te maken.
- Daniëls, Daan (25 May 2018). "Anton Janssen schoot de laatste PSV-pingel in 1988 binnen: 'Bij trainingen legden we tientjes in'" (in Dutch). Eindhovens Dagblad. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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