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Wim Jansen (Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius Jansen) was born on 28 October, 1946 in Rotterdam, Netherlands, is a Dutch football player and manager (1946–2022). Discover Wim Jansen's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 75 years old?

Popular As Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius Jansen
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Age 75 years old
Zodiac Sign Scorpio
Born 28 October 1946
Birthday 28 October
Birthplace Rotterdam, Netherlands
Date of death 25 January, 2022
Died Place Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht, Netherlands
Nationality Netherlands

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Wim Jansen Height, Weight & Measurements

At 75 years old, Wim Jansen height is 1.65 m .

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Wim Jansen Net Worth

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1946

Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius Jansen (28 October 1946 – 25 January 2022) was a Dutch professional football player and manager.

1965

He spent most of his playing career with his hometown team, Feyenoord, between 1965 and 1980.

1967

Jansen earned his first of 65 caps for the Netherlands on 4 October 1967, in a 2–1 loss away to Denmark in UEFA Euro 1968 qualifying.

1968

He scored his only international goal in his eighth game on 4 September 1968, a 2–0 win over Luxembourg in his hometown for 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification.

1969

He scored once in the 1969–70 European Cup campaign, opening a 2–0 home win over A.C. Milan in the second leg of the second round, as Feyenoord overturned a 1–0 loss from the first game.

1970

As a midfielder or defender, he spent most of his career at Feyenoord, winning honours including the European Cup in 1970.

Jansen lived in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht from the 1970s.

In late 2021, he released the biography Meesterbrein ("Mastermind"), written alongside Yoeri van den Busken.

Jansen died of complications from dementia on 25 January 2022 at the age of 75.

His funeral was held four days later at Feyenoord's De Kuip stadium.

Feyenoord

1974

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.

At Feyenoord, Jansen won four League Championships, one Dutch Cup, one UEFA Cup in 1974, and the European Cup in 1970 when Feyenoord defeated Celtic 2–1 in Milan.

He was the captain of their 1974 team which defeated Tottenham Hotspur 4–2 on aggregate.

Jansen played all seven games as the Dutch finished runners-up to hosts West Germany at the 1974 FIFA World Cup, and repeated the feat in 1978 as they lost to hosts Argentina.

He committed the foul on Bernd Hölzenbein in 1974 which allowed Paul Breitner to equalise with a penalty as the Germans came from behind to beat the Dutch.

1976

He also played both games of their bronze-medal finish at UEFA Euro 1976 in Yugoslavia.

1980

His debut for Ajax was against his former club in De Kuip in December 1980; a fan of Feyenoord threw an icy snowball at Jansen's eye during warming-up which finally resulted in Jansen being substituted within 20 minutes into the game.

Dutch teammate Johan Cruyff considered Jansen to be one of only four men worth paying attention to when they spoke about football.

1981

After a brief spell in the North American Soccer League with the Washington Diplomats, he moved to Feyenoord's rivals Ajax, where he won a league title in 1981–82.

1983

Jansen began his managerial career at his old club Feyenoord, where he worked as a coach, and then as assistant manager, between 1983 and 1987.

He also had a season as manager of Belgian club SC Lokeren.

1990

Jansen served in several roles at Feyenoord, including winning the KNVB Cup in consecutive seasons as manager in the early 1990s.

1991

In 1991, he returned to Feyenoord as manager, winning the KNVB Cup in 1991.

The result was a surprise as the club had been near bankruptcy in the preceding years.

1992

The team also won the cup in 1992 and reached the semi-finals of the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup in 1991–92.

He became Technical Director in 1992, and his old teammate, Willem van Hanegem coached the team to the league in 1993 and the Dutch Cup again the following season.

Jansen disagreed with van Hanegem's physical tactics, and argued with chairman Jorien van den Herik when the coach was given a contract extension.

He left to work as assistant manager of Saudi Arabia alongside compatriot Leo Beenhakker, and also managed Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima, where he struggled with the language.

1997

He also won the Scottish Premier Division at Celtic in 1997–98.

On 3 July 1997, Wim Jansen was appointed head coach of Celtic, replacing the sacked Tommy Burns.

He was their first manager from outside Great Britain and Ireland, and only the second to have never played for the club.

He went on to guide them to their first Scottish league championship in ten years, ending the hopes of rival Rangers to win a tenth consecutive championship.

Despite winning the league and the Scottish League Cup during his only season in charge, Jansen left the club less than 48 hours after the title was secured as he was unable to work with general manager Jock Brown.

His most notable transfer was the signing of Henrik Larsson from Feyenoord.

2008

At the beginning of the 2008–09 season, Jansen took up the position of assistant to the head coach of the Feyenoord first team, Gertjan Verbeek.

2009

He resigned in solidarity when the coach was fired in 2009.

Jansen was given a Latin name, as is the custom for Dutch Catholics, because his family lived with Catholics in the first year of his life.

He and his family were not religious, and he would practice kicking a ball at a pole on Sundays while all his neighbours were at church.

As a child, he lived on the same street (Bloklandstraat) as Feyenoord teammate Coen Moulijn.