Jeff Stans

Jeff Stans (born 20 March 1990) is a Dutch football manager and former player who is the current manager of Jong Sparta. As a player, he played as an attacking midfielder for Excelsior Maassluis, RKC Waalwijk, Excelsior Rotterdam, NAC Breda and Helmond Sport.

Playing career RKC Waalwijk After playing youth football with VFC Vlaardingen, VV HVO, and Sparta Rotterdam, he moved to Excelsior Maassluis in 2006. He broke through into the Excelsior Maassluis first team in the 2008–09 season and moved to RKC Waalwijk in summer 2009. In April 2010, Stans signed a two-year professional contract with RKC Waalwijk, valid until summer 2012, with the option for a further two years. He played 7 times for Waalwijk during the 2010–11 season as the club were promoted to the Eredivisie as champions of the Eerste Divisie. He made 36 league appearances across three seasons at the club.

Excelsior Rotterdam Stans transferred to Excelsior Rotterdam in summer 2013, and signed a three-year contract with the club. In his debut season at the club, Stans recorded 33 league appearances and 4 play-off appearances Across the 2014–15 Eredivisie season, Stans scored 10 goals as Excelsior avoided relegation, with the club finishing 15th, four points above the relegation play-off places. He scored 6 goals in 32 games in the 2015–16 Eredivisie as Excelsior again finished 15th.

NAC Breda On 29 June 2016, it was announced that Stand had joined Eerste Divisie club NAC Breda on a free transfer, signing a three year contract with the club. Stans turned down the option to stay with Excelsior, and also turned down offers from other Eredivisie clubs, to sign for Breda. Stans did not play for Breda following their promotion, and on 4 January 2018, Stans' contract with the club was terminated with immediate effect.

Go Ahead Eagles In February 2018, Stans joined Go Ahead Eagles on trial, and he signed a one-and-a-half year contract with the club on 27 February. He played 44 times in the Eerste Divisie for the club, scoring once,

Helmond Sport On 23 August 2019, Stans joined Helmond Sport. He left Helmond Sport upon the expiry of his contract in summer 2021, having scored twice in 39 appearances. and he went on to spend three seasons with the club. In January 2023, Stans was announced as the manager of VV Nieuwenhoorn, of the Vierde Divisie A, starting in summer 2023. However, in summer 2023, he cancelled his contract with Nieuwenhoorn to take the role of manager of Jong Sparta.

Style of play Stans played as an attacking midfielder. He told BN DeStem in March 2017 that he preferred to play with his back to goal, and get involved in build-up in deeper areas.

Honours Club RKC Waalwijk: Eerste Divisie: 2010–11