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Pascal Jansen

Pascal Jansen

Dutch football player, coach, and manager

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.

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Early life

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

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
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References

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    "Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar's London-born head coach on turning things around in his first Eredivisie job". Sky Sports.
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    "Beroemde moeder van AZ-trainer Pascal Jansen stond perplex". 13 January 2021.
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    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.
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    "Instappen tijdens een storm: wie is AZ-hoofdtrainer Pascal Jansen?" (in Dutch). Voetbal International. 5 December 2020. Retrieved 5 February 2021.
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    "Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar head coach on Rangers, recruitment strategies and learning to let go of young talent". Sky Sports.
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    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.
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    "Netherlands - P. Jansen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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    "Pascal Jansen | AZ Alkmaar | Trainerprofil". kicker.
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    "AZ zet trainer Pascal Jansen op straat na bekerontsnapping tegen Quick Boys". Nu.nl (in Dutch).
  10. [10]
    "Jong PSV: Matches". Soccerway. Retrieved 12 August 2022.
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