Pascal Jansen
Dutch football manager (born 1973) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Pascal Jansen (born 27 January 1973) is a Dutch professional football coach and former player who is the head coach of Major League Soccer club New York City FC.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 27 January 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | London, England | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | New York City FC (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| AZ | |||
| Ajax | |||
| Haarlem | |||
| Telstar | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2015–2017 | Jong PSV | ||
| 2020–2024 | AZ | ||
| 2024 | Ferencváros | ||
| 2025– | New York City FC | ||
He played youth football, but his career was cut short due to a knee injury.
Early life
Jansen was born in London,[1] England to 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 Spooky and Sue. 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
Early 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]
PSV
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]
AZ
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 was dismissed on 17 January 2024 after narrowly avoiding a KNVB Cup upset against amateur club Quick Boys.[9]
Ferencváros
On 13 June 2024, he was appointed as the manager of Hungarian side Ferencváros.[10][11] He debuted with a 5–0 victory over The New Saints in the 2024–25 UEFA Champions League qualifying phase at Groupama Aréna in Budapest on 23 July 2024.[12][13] On 3 August 2024, he debuted in the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with a 1–0 victory over Kecskeméti TE.[14] On 31 December 2024, he left Ferencváros.[15]
New York City FC
On 6 January 2025, Jansen was named head coach of New York City FC on a four-year contract.[16]
Managerial statistics
- As of 26 April 2025
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Jong PSV | 1 July 2015 | 30 June 2017 | 74 | 33 | 18 | 23 | 44.59 | [17] |
| AZ | 5 December 2020 | 17 January 2024 | 162 | 94 | 26 | 42 | 58.02 | |
| Ferencváros | 13 June 2024 | 31 December 2024 | 30 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 56.67 | |
| New York City | 6 January 2025 | present | 10 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 40.00 | |
| Total | 276 | 148 | 53 | 75 | 53.62 | — | ||
References
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