Pascal Jansen

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Pascal Jansen
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-01-27) 27 January 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth London, England
Team information
Current team
 New York City FC (head coach)
Youth career
YearsTeam
AZ
Ajax
Haarlem
Telstar
Managerial career
2015–2017 Jong PSV
2020–2024 AZ
2024 Ferencváros
2025– New York City FC

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.

Contents

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

Early life

Jansen was born in London, [1] England to Hans Jansen and Sue Chaloner  [ nl ]. [2] His father is a Dutch musician, and his mother an English pop singer who was a member of the musical duo Spooky and Sue  [ nl ]. He moved to the Netherlands at a young age and was raised in Zaandam. [3] He holds dual Dutch and British citizenship. [1]

Playing career

Jansen played youth football for AZ, Ajax, Haarlem and Telstar, but retired due to a knee injury before making his professional debut. [4] [5] [6]

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. [4]

PSV

Jansen worked as a coach at PSV between 2013 and 2018, [4] and was manager of their youth team between July 2015 and June 2017. [7]

AZ

He moved to AZ to work as a coach in July 2018, [8] before being promoted to manager in December 2020, on a contract until the end of the season. [4] He was dismissed on 17 January 2024 after narrowly avoiding a KNVB Cup upset against amateur club Quick Boys. [9]

Ferencváros

On 13 June 2024, he was appointed as the manager of Hungarian side Ferencváros. [10] [11] 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. [12] [13] On 3 August 2024, he debuted in the 2024–25 Nemzeti Bajnokság I with a 1–0 victory over Kecskeméti TE. [14] On 31 December 2024, he left Ferencváros. [15]

New York City FC

On 6 January 2025, Jansen was named head coach of New York City FC on a four-year contract. [16]

Managerial statistics

As of 15 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
TeamFromToRecordRef
GWDLWin %
Jong PSV 1 July 201530 June 201774331823044.59 [17]
AZ 5 December 202017 January 2024162942642058.02
Ferencváros 13 June 202431 December 2024301776056.67
New York City 6 January 2024present0000!—
Total2661445171054.14—

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  5. ↑ "Pascal Jansen interview: AZ Alkmaar head coach on Rangers, recruitment strategies and learning to let go of young talent". Sky Sports.
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  7. ↑ "Netherlands – P. Jansen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com.
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  11. ↑ "Pascal Jansen heeft nieuwe trainersklus te pakken en tekent tot medio 2026". Voetbalzone. 13 June 2024. Retrieved 13 June 2024.
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