Johnny Jansen

Johnny Jansen (born 2 March 1975) is a Dutch professional football manager and former player who was the manager of the Eredivisie club Heerenveen until his dismissal on 24 January 2022. He is currently managing the soccer club SAFA FC in Beirut, Lebanon.

Johnny Jansen
Personal information
Full name Johnny Jansen
Date of birth (1975-03-02) 2 March 1975
Place of birth Heerenveen, Netherlands
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
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 29 October 2019

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]

References
  1. "Johnny Jansen: 'Je moet je focussen op datgene waar je invloed op hebt'". Heerenveense Courant (in Dutch). 2019-09-20. Retrieved 2021-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "In het spoor van Foppe en Gertjan: Johnny Jansen treedt uit de schaduw". Voetbal International (in Dutch). 2019-06-14. Retrieved 2021-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. "Profiel: Gedreven Johnny Jansen is bezeten van voetbal". Friesch Dagblad (in Dutch). 2019-06-20. Retrieved 2021-02-11.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
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