Johannes Martinus Maria Versleijen (born 29 December 1955), better known as Jan Versleijen, is a Dutch professional association football coach who last managed South African PSL side Ajax Cape Town.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Johannes Martinus Maria Versleijen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 December 1955 | ||
| Place of birth | Venlo, Netherlands | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1982–1984 | FC Wageningen | ||
| 1990–1993 | Go Ahead Eagles | ||
| 1993–1994 | De Graafschap | ||
| 1994–1995 | Dordrecht '90 | ||
| 1995–1996 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| 1997–1998 | JEF United Ichihara | ||
| 1999–2000 | TOP Oss | ||
| 2000 | Netherlands U17 & Netherlands U21[citation needed] | ||
| 2000–2001 | VVV-Venlo | ||
| 2001–2003 | Al-Jazira | ||
| 2003–2004 | Ettifaq | ||
| 2004–2005 | Al-Shaab | ||
| 2005–2006 | Ettifaq | ||
| 2006–2007 | Al-Jazira | ||
| 2007–2008 | Al-Wehda | ||
| 2008–2011 | Australia U-17 | ||
| 2008–2011 | Australia U-20 | ||
| 2012 | Henan Construction | ||
| 2013 | Ajax Cape Town | ||
Career
editBorn in Venlo,[1] Versleijen has managed a number teams in his native Netherlands, including FC Wageningen,[2] Go Ahead Eagles, De Graafschap, Dordrecht '90, VVV-Venlo and TOP Oss. Versleijen has also coached throughout Asia, managing teams in Japan (JEF United Chiba), the United Arab Emirates (Al-Jazira and Al-Shaab), and in Saudi Arabia (Ettifaq and Al-Wehda).[3]
He was appointed manager of the Australian under-20 national team in June 2008.[4]
In November 2011, Versleijen, after three and a half years and one Under 17, two under 20 World Cup cycles, decided not to re-apply for a position in Australia's youth set up, after the FFA restructures his old role, splitting it into two positions.[5]
In January 2013, after the dismissal of Maarten Stekelenburg, and the interim managerial positions of both Wilfred Mugeyi and Jan Pruijn for Ajax Cape Town, Versleijen took over as the third care taker for the Cape club, intended to see the South African club through until the end of the 2012-13 Premier Soccer League season.[6]
On 24 April 2013, Versleijen announced his early resignation from his interim coaching position at Ajax Cape Town, leaving the Cape club while placed in the relegation zone, just ahead of their derby match against crosstown rivals Chippa United. His reason for leaving the club was due to the hiring of Muhsin Ertuğral as the newly appointed Technical Director at the Cape club without his knowledge.[7]
Managerial statistics
edit| Team | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||
| JEF United Ichihara | 1997 | 1998 | 66 | 20 | 0 | 46 | 30.30 |
| Total | 66 | 20 | 0 | 46 | 30.30 | ||
References
edit- ^ (in Dutch) Roda JC profile Archived 2011-07-19 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ gaeagles.com Archived 2011-07-11 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Manager profile". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Sebastian Hassett (25 June 2008). "Versleijen strengthens FFA's Oranje flavour". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
- ^ Staff Writer (2 November 2011). "Jan Versleijen Out In FFA Shake Up". FourFourTwo Australia. Archived from the original on 9 December 2011. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
- ^ Christopher Maqashu (14 February 2013). "Ajax Cape Town coach Jan Versleijen not happy with dropped points". KICKOFF Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
- ^ Wesley Petersen. "Ajax coach quits". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
- ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
External links
edit- Jan Versleijen manager profile at J.League (archive) (in Japanese)