Anton Janssen (born 10 August 1963) is a Dutch former
football manager
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. He is mostly known for his tenure as a player for
PSV Eindhoven
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where he was part of their
European Cup
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victory in
1988.
Playing career
In his youth, Janssen played for SV Leones from
Beneden-Leeuwen, where he made his debut in the first team at the age of seventeen. Janssen played professional football from 1982 to 2000 with, in chronological order,
NEC,
Fortuna Sittard
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,
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Kortrijk
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It is the capital and larges ...
, again Fortuna and finally again with NEC. His greatest personal achievement was the victory of the
Europa Cup I with PSV in
1988 when he scored the decisive penalty-kick in the final against
Benfica, after coming on as a substitute.
Honours
Player
PSV
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Eredivisie
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:
1987–88,
1988–89
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KNVB Cup
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:
1987–88,
1988–89
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European Cup
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:
1987–88
References
1963 births
Living people
People from Tiel
Dutch men's footballers
Eredivisie players
Eerste Divisie players
Belgian Pro League players
PSV Eindhoven players
NEC Nijmegen players
Fortuna Sittard players
K.V. Kortrijk players
Dutch football managers
NEC Nijmegen managers
De Treffers managers
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Men's association football midfielders
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Belgium
Expatriate men's footballers in Belgium
Dutch expatriate men's footballers
Footballers from Gelderland