Anton Janssen

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.

Anton Janssen
Personal information
Full name Anton Janssen
Date of birth (1963-08-10) 10 August 1963
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)
Teams managed
2011–2012 VV Gemert
2012–2013 FC Oss
2013–2014 NEC
2015–2019 De Treffers
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

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]

Managerial career

In the 2011–12 season, Janssen became be the head coach of Topklasse side VV Gemert. After one season, he made his managerial debut as head coach of Eerste Divisie side FC Oss. On 27 August 2013, he succeeded Alex Pastoor as manager of Eredivisie side NEC. He was fired on 26 May 2014 as the result of the club's relegation to the second division.

From 2015 to 2019, Janssen was the head coach of De Treffers from Groesbeek.[3] After this he became a player coach at the Sports Entertainment Group (SEG).

Honours

Player

PSV

References
  1. "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.
  2. 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.
  3. "Anton Janssen trainer De Treffers" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. 24 May 2015. Retrieved 29 September 2020.
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