Pascal Jansen

Pascal Jansen (born 27 January 1973) is an English-Dutch football coach who was manager of AZ from 2020 to 2024.

He played football as a youth, but his career was cut short due to a knee injury.

Jansen was born in London, England to Hans Jansen and Sue Chaloner.

His father is a Dutch musician, and his mother an English pop singer who was a member of the musical duo Spooky and Sue.

He moved to the Netherlands at a young age and was raised in Zaandam.

He holds dual Dutch and British citizenship.

Jansen played youth football for AZ, Ajax, Haarlem and Telstar, but retired due to a knee injury before making his professional debut.

Jansen spent his early career coaching in the Netherlands at Haarlem, Vitesse and Sparta Rotterdam, and in the United Arab Emirates with Al Jazira and Al Wahda.

Jansen worked as a coach at PSV between 2013 and 2018, and was manager of their youth team between July 2015 and June 2017.

He moved to AZ to work as a coach in July 2018, before being promoted to manager in December 2020, on a contract until the end of the season.

He left the club in January 2024, being fired after narrowly avoiding a Cup upset against Quick Boys.