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Dutch footballer

Willy Janssen
Janssen in 1981.
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-02-19) 19 February 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth Sittard, Netherlands
Position(s) Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 PSV 40 (3)
1981–1984 NAC Breda 42 (6)
Total 82 (9)
International career
1981 Netherlands 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willy Janssen (born 19 February 1960) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

Born in Sittard, Janssen played for PSV and NAC Breda. Janssen suffered from injuries during his career.

He made 1 appearance for the Netherlands national team in 1981. 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.

Later and personal life

Janssen later worked as a software developer. His son Tim Janssen was also a professional footballer.

References

  1. ^ "Willy Janssen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. ^ "Debuut Gullit, Rijkaard, Kieft én Willy Janssen | Goal.com". www.goal.com.


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