Johannes Martinus Maria Versleijen (born 29 December 1955), better known as Jan Versleijen, is a Dutch professional

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coach who last managed South African PSL side

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Career

Born in

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, Versleijen has managed a number teams in his native Netherlands, including FC Wageningen, 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 (

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and Al-Shaab), and in Saudi Arabia ( Ettifaq and Al-Wehda). He was appointed manager of the Australian under-20 national team in June 2008. 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. In January 2013, after the dismissal of

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, and the interim managerial positions of both

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and Jan Pruijn for

, 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

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season. 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

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as the newly appointed Technical Director at the Cape club without his knowledge.

Managerial statistics

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Versleijen, Jan 1955 births Living people Dutch expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Dutch football managers Dutch expatriate football managers FC Wageningen managers Go Ahead Eagles managers VVV-Venlo managers De Graafschap managers FC Dordrecht managers J1 League managers Saudi Professional League managers JEF United Chiba managers TOP Oss managers Sportspeople from Venlo Henan Songshan Longmen F.C. managers Ettifaq FC managers Al-Shaab CSC managers Al-Wehda Club (Mecca) managers Ajax Cape Town F.C. managers Expatriate football managers in China Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates Al Jazira Club managers Dutch expatriate sportspeople in China Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Japan Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Australia Expatriate football managers in Japan Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa