Johannes Martinus Maria Versleijen (born 29 December 1955), better known as Jan Versleijen, is a Dutch professional
association football
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coach who last managed South African
PSL
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Sport
*Pakistan Super League, a Twenty20 cricket league
*Palau Soccer League, top division association football league in Palau
*Pilipinas Super League, a professional basketball league
*Philippine Super Liga, a defunct profes ...
side
Ajax Cape Town.
Career
Born in
Venlo
Venlo () is a List of cities in the Netherlands by province, city and List of municipalities of the Netherlands, municipality in southeastern Netherlands, close to the border with Germany. It is situated in the province of Limburg (Netherlands), ...
, Versleijen has managed a number teams in his native Netherlands, including
FC Wageningen,
Go Ahead Eagles
The Go Ahead Eagles are a Dutch professional football club from the city of Deventer in the province of Overijssel. They play in the Eredivisie, the top tier of Dutch football, having achieved promotion from the second tier Eerste Divisie in th ...
,
De Graafschap,
Dordrecht '90,
VVV-Venlo
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and
TOP Oss
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. Versleijen has also coached throughout Asia, managing teams in Japan (
JEF United Chiba
, full name and also known as , is a Japanese professional football club based in Chiba, capital of Chiba Prefecture. They currently play in the J2 League, Japanese second tier of professional football.
History
Furukawa Electric SC (19 ...
), the United Arab Emirates (
Al-Jazira and
Al-Shaab), and in Saudi Arabia (
Ettifaq and
Al-Wehda).
He was appointed manager of the
Australian under-20 national team in June 2008.
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.
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
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season.
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
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Playing career
Ertuğral played for Antalyaspor before leaving his homeland and continuing his career at clubs in Belgium and Germany where he also ho ...
as the newly appointed Technical Director at the Cape club without his knowledge.
Managerial statistics
Honours
Manager
Australia U-20
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AFC U-20 Asian Cup: runner-up
2010
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References
External links
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Versleijen, Jan
1955 births
Living people
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in South Africa
Dutch football managers
Dutch expatriate football managers
FC Wageningen managers
Go Ahead Eagles managers
VVV-Venlo managers
De Graafschap managers
FC Dordrecht managers
J1 League managers
Saudi Pro League managers
JEF United Chiba managers
TOP Oss managers
Sportspeople from Venlo
Henan F.C. managers
Al-Ettifaq FC managers
Al-Shaab CSC managers
Al Wehda FC managers
Ajax Cape Town F.C. managers
Expatriate football managers in China
Expatriate football managers in Saudi Arabia
Expatriate football managers in the United Arab Emirates
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in the United Arab Emirates
Al Jazira Club managers
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in China
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Saudi Arabia
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Japan
Dutch expatriate sportspeople in Australia
Expatriate football managers in Japan
Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa
VVV-Venlo non-playing staff