Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 23 September 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Tiel, Netherlands | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
RKTVC | |||
1987 | Hammarby | ||
1988 | Hammarby | ||
1989–1990 | Djurgården | ||
International career | |||
1982–1997 | Netherlands | 63 | (12) |
Managerial career | |||
–2017 | vv Maarssen | ||
2017– | Fortuna Wormerveer | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Janny Timisela (born 23 September 1962) [1] is a Dutch football manager and former footballer who played as a midfielder for Dutch and Swedish clubs and the national team.
Born in Tiel, Timisela started her career in RKTVC . [2] [3] Timisela joined Hammarby in July 1987 from RKTVC as the first player from outside the Nordic countries in Swedish women's football and for the rest of the season. [4] She also was the first Dutch footballer to play abroad. [5] She then returned the following summer to Hammarby. [6] In 1989, Timisela joined Djurgården for the season after having played for Hammarby on tourist visa the years before. [7] After two seasons, Timisela returned to the Netherlands. [8]
She also played for Puck Deventer and Ter Leede. [2]
Timisela represented the Netherlands women's national football team 63 appearances and scored 12 times between 1982 and 1987. [9]
After having managed vv Maarssen, Timisela was in 2017 appointed manager for Fortuna Wormerveer. [2]