Eindhoven
Eindhoven () is a city and municipality in the Netherlands, located in the southern province of North Brabant of which it is its largest. With a population of 238,326 on 1 January 2022,footballer who currently plays as a
striker
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RKSV Nuenen
RKSV Nuenen is a football club from Nuenen, Netherlands. The first squad of Nuenen is playing in the Sunday Hoofdklasse (5th tier) since 2016. The first women squad plays in the Hoofdklasse for women (3rd tier) since 2014 or 2015.
History
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Career
He made his debut in the professional football squad of FC Zwolle in the 2004–05 season. He also played for
FC Eindhoven
FC Eindhoven is a Dutch football club based in Eindhoven, North Brabant. They currently play in the Eerste Divisie (second tier of Dutch football), and are one of two professional clubs which are based in the city of Eindhoven, the other one bei ...
before joining RKC Waalwijk.
In 2007 Janssen was called up by
Jong Oranje
The Netherlands national under-21 football team is the national under-21 team of the Netherlands and is controlled by the Royal Dutch Football Association. The team competes in the European Under-21 Championship, held every two years.
Followin ...
2007 UEFA European Under-21 Football Championship
The UEFA European Under-21 Championship 2007 were held from 10 June 2007 to 23 June 2007. It was the 16th staging of UEFA's European Under-21 Championship.
Summary
For the first time, a host nation was chosen ahead of the competition – the Nethe ...
where they qualified for the
2008 Summer Olympics
The 2008 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the XXIX Olympiad () and also known as Beijing 2008 (), were an international multisport event held from 8 to 24 August 2008, in Beijing, China. A total of 10,942 athletes from 204 Na ...
. He scored his first and only goal for Jong Oranje to ensure that they won their final warm-up match against Poland before the competition. At the 2007 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, Janssen came on as a substitute and scored both penalties he took during the series (1–1, 13–12 after 32 penalty kicks) in the semi-finals against England. The Dutch went on to retain their 2006 title by beating Serbia 4–1 in the final.
In 2017, Janssen played for
RKSV Nuenen
RKSV Nuenen is a football club from Nuenen, Netherlands. The first squad of Nuenen is playing in the Sunday Hoofdklasse (5th tier) since 2016. The first women squad plays in the Hoofdklasse for women (3rd tier) since 2014 or 2015.
History
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Personal life
His father
Willy Janssen
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 ...