This article is about the Dutch footballer. For the Dutch artist, see Theo Jansen.
Theo Janssen
Janssen in 2023 as Vitesse assistant coach
Personal information
Date of birth
(1981-07-27) 27 July 1981 (age 42)
Place of birth
Arnhem, Netherlands
Height
1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s)
Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Vitesse (assistant coach)
Youth career
0000–1995
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,[2] he played a season with Ajax, before returning to Vitesse in August 2012.[3]
^"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.
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