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Pascal Jansen

b. 1973

Dutch association football player and manager

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Born 1973. Pascal Jansen is a Dutch association football player and association football coach.

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.

He played youth football, but his career was cut short due to a knee injury.

Early life Jansen was born in London, England to Hans Jansen and . 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. He holds dual Dutch and British citizenship.

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.

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

Ferencváros On 13 June 2024, he was appointed as the manager of Hungarian side Ferencváros. 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. On 3 August 2024, he debuted in the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with a 1–0 victory over Kecskeméti TE. On 31 December 2024, he left Ferencváros.

New York City FC

On 6 January 2025, Jansen was named head coach of New York City FC on a four-year contract.

Managerial statistics

+ Managerial record by team and tenure TeamFromToRecord Jong PSV1 July 201530 June 2017 AZ5 December 202017 January 2024 Ferencváros13 June 202431 December 2024 New York City6 January 2025present Total—

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Dutch association football player and manager

When was Pascal Jansen born?

Pascal Jansen was born on 27 January 1973 in London.

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Pascal Jansen is an association football player and association football coach.

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Pascal Jansen is Dutch.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Pascal Jansen

· Wikidata: Q20978395

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