Anton Janssen

Anton Janssen
Personal information
Full name	Anton Janssen
Date of birth	10 August 1963 (age 60)
Place of birth	Tiel, Netherlands
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1980–1982	Leones
1982–1986	NEC
1986–1987	Fortuna Sittard
1987–1989	PSV
1989–1991	Kortrijk
1991–1994	Fortuna Sittard
1994–2001	NEC
Managerial career
2011–2012	VV Gemert
2012–2013	FC Oss
2013–2014	NEC
2015–2019	De Treffers
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Last updated February 15, 2024

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.

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]

Honours

Player

PSV

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References

↑ "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.
↑ 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.

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[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.

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