Willy Janssen
Willy Janssen (born 19 February 1960) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.
.jpg) Janssen in 1981. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Sittard, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1976–1981 | PSV | 40 | (3) |
| 1981–1984 | NAC Breda | 42 | (6) |
| Total | 82 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1981 | Netherlands | 1 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Career
Born in Sittard, Janssen played for PSV and NAC Breda.[1] Janssen suffered from injuries during his career.[2]
He made 1 appearance for the Dutch national team in 1981.[1] That game was a friendly match against Switzerland on 1 September 1981 which also saw the international debuts of Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Wim Kieft.[2]
Later and personal life
Janssen later worked as a software developer.[2] His son Tim Janssen was also a professional footballer.[2]
gollark: A Raspberry Pi can run Alpine very fast. Phones generally outperform it.
gollark: Maybe it's web-based.
gollark: Why not just be sensible and entirely black it out then?
gollark: The one *I* recall looking at just let you pick the font and effectively brute forced each part.
gollark: Prove it inductively.
References
- "Willy Janssen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmerman. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
- "Debuut Gullit, Rijkaard, Kieft én Willy Janssen | Goal.com". www.goal.com.
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