Pascal Jansen

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Pascal Jansen
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 49)
Place of birth London, England
Club information
Current team
AZ (manager)
Youth career
Team
AZ
Ajax
Haarlem
Telstar
Teams managed
Years Team
2015–2017 Jong PSV
2020– AZ

Pascal Jansen (born 27 January 1973) is a Dutch professional football coach who is manager of AZ. 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 a 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 . He moved to the Netherlands at a young age and was raised in Zaandam.[3]

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]

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,[5] He moved to AZ to work as a coach in July 2018,[6] before being promoted to manager in December 2020, on a contract until the end of the season.[4]

Managerial statistics[]

As of match played 5 February 2022
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team From To Record Ref
G W D L Win %
AZ 5 December 2020 present 58 36 8 14 062.07 [7]

References[]

  1. ^ "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. ^ "Pascal Jansen: 'Ik bewijs dat het mogelijk is om als zwarte coach ver te komen'".
  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. ^ "Netherlands - P. Jansen - Profile with news, career statistics and history - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
  6. ^ "Pascal Jansen | AZ Alkmaar | Trainerprofil". kicker.
  7. ^ "Pascal Jansen Statistics". 8 August 2021. Retrieved 8 August 2021.


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