Jan Versleijen
FullnameJohannes Martinus Maria Versleijen
Birth date29 December 1955 (age 70)
Birth placeVenlo, Netherlands
Manageryears 11982–1984
Managerclubs 1FC Wageningen
Manageryears 21990–1993
Managerclubs 2Go Ahead Eagles
Manageryears 31993–1994
Managerclubs 3De Graafschap
Manageryears 41994–1995
Managerclubs 4Dordrecht '90
Manageryears 51995–1996
Managerclubs 5VVV-Venlo
Manageryears 61997–1998
Managerclubs 6JEF United Ichihara
Manageryears 71999–2000
Managerclubs 7TOP Oss
Manageryears 82000
Managerclubs 8Netherlands U17 & Netherlands U21[citation needed]
Manageryears 92000–2001
Managerclubs 9VVV-Venlo
Manageryears 102001–2003
Managerclubs 10Al-Jazira
Manageryears 112003–2004
Managerclubs 11Ettifaq
Manageryears 122004–2005
Managerclubs 12Al-Shaab
Manageryears 132005–2006
Managerclubs 13Ettifaq
Manageryears 142006–2007
Managerclubs 14Al-Jazira
Manageryears 152007–2008
Managerclubs 15Al-Wehda
Manageryears 162008–2011
Managerclubs 16Australia U-17
Manageryears 172008–2011
Managerclubs 17Australia U-20
Manageryears 182012
Managerclubs 18Henan Construction
Manageryears 192013
Managerclubs 19Ajax Cape Town
Medaltemplates(as manager)

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.

Career

Born 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

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JEF United Ichihara19971998
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Honours

Manager

Australia U-20

References

  1. ^ (in Dutch) Roda JC profile Archived 19 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  2. ^ gaeagles.com Archived 11 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  3. ^ "Manager profile". WorldFootball.net. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  4. ^ Sebastian Hassett (25 June 2008). "Versleijen strengthens FFA's Oranje flavour". Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 6 November 2010.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ Christopher Maqashu (14 February 2013). "Ajax Cape Town coach Jan Versleijen not happy with dropped points". KICKOFF Magazine. Retrieved 14 February 2013.
  7. ^ Wesley Petersen. "Ajax coach quits". Eyewitness News. Retrieved 25 April 2013.
  8. ^ J.League Data Site(in Japanese)
  9. ^ "Alex Pearson selected in Qantas Young Socceroos squad". Retrieved 13 March 2025.