Johnny Jansen (born 2 March 1975) is a Dutch professional

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coach and former player who is the head coach of Dutch club

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Managerial career

Jansen began his playing career with Heerenveen, but had to cut his playing career short due to being diagnosed with

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. and spent his later playing career in amateur leagues in the Netherlands. In the year 2000, he began working with Heerenveen as an academy manager, and in 2014 was appointed assistant manager. On 3 June 2019, he was named the head manager of Heerenveen in the

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. In April 2023, Jansen was appointed head coach of Lebanese Premier League side Safa. Only two months later, in June 2023, Jansen returned to the Netherlands, signing for

as head coach for two years.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Janssen, Johnny 1975 births Living people Sportspeople from Heerenveen Footballers from Friesland Dutch men's footballers Men's association football midfielders SC Heerenveen players SC Veendam players Eerste Divisie players Dutch football managers SC Heerenveen managers SC Heerenveen non-playing staff Eredivisie managers 20th-century Dutch people Safa SC managers Dutch expatriate football managers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Lebanon Expatriate football managers in Lebanon PEC Zwolle managers