 Janssen in 2023 as Vitesse assistant coach | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Theo Janssen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 27 July 1981 | ||
| Place of birth | Arnhem, Netherlands | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[2] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vitesse (assistant coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1995 | Vitesse 1892 | ||
| 1995–1998 | Vitesse | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1998–2008 | Vitesse | 206 | (21) |
| 2003–2004 | → Genk (loan) | 15 | (2) |
| 2008–2011 | Twente | 86 | (18) |
| 2011–2012 | Ajax | 31 | (9) |
| 2012–2014 | Vitesse | 36 | (2) |
| Total | 374 | (52) | |
| International career | |||
| 2006–2011 | Netherlands | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Vitesse (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Theo Janssen (born 27 July 1981) is a Dutch assistant coach at Vitesse and former footballer who played as a midfielder for various clubs in the Netherlands, including Vitesse, Twente and Ajax, as well as on loan for Belgian club Genk. He spent 10 years with Vitesse before joining Twente in 2008, where he helped them win the Eredivisie and qualify for the Champions League for the first time in their history. After being named Dutch Footballer of the Year in 2011,[3] he played a season with Ajax, before returning to Vitesse in August 2012.[4]
- ^ "UEFA Europa League 2011/2012: Booking List before Round of 32, 2nd leg" (PDF). UEFA. 20 February 2012. p. 3. Retrieved 6 October 2024.
- ^ "T. Janssen – Profiel". Voetbal International. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ Scholten, Berend (23 May 2011). "Janssen named Netherlands' finest". UEFA. Archived from the original on 26 May 2011.
- ^ Vessen, J. (24 August 2012). "Janssen tekent voor twee jaar bij Vitesse". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). Retrieved 4 February 2023.