Wim Jansen
Dutch association football player and manager / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius Jansen[1] ([ʋɪmˈjɑn.sə(n)]; 28 October 1946 – 25 January 2022) was a Dutch professional football player and manager. As a midfielder or defender, he spent most of his career at Feyenoord, winning honours including the European Cup in 1970. He earned 65 international caps with the Dutch national team and played in the teams that reached the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup finals. He was known for his exceptional vision, his mentality, ball-winning ability, stamina, and his defensive ability. He was considered irreplaceable. Widely regarded to be one of the best Dutch football players of all time.
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Full name | Wilhelmus Marinus Anthonius Jansen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1946-10-28)28 October 1946 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Rotterdam, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date of death | 25 January 2022(2022-01-25) (aged 75) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Place of death | Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Midfielder, Defender | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Youth career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1956–1965 | Feyenoord | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1965–1980 | Feyenoord | 415 | (33) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1980 | Washington Diplomats | 27 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
1980–1982 | Ajax | 49 | (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Total | 491 | (33) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1967–1980 | Netherlands | 65 | (1) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Teams managed | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1982–1986 | Feyenoord (youth coach) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1986–1987 | Feyenoord (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1987–1988 | SC Lokeren | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988–1990 | SVV (technical director) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990–1993 | Feyenoord | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993–1994 | Saudi Arabia (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995–1996 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Celtic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2002–2003 | Urawa Red Diamonds (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2005–2008 | Feyenoord (technical advisor) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | Feyenoord (assistant) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
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