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By November 1980, after 13 rounds of the Eredivise Ajax were 8th, by the end of the season they had picked up form and finished as runners-up behind Arizona and in front of Football Club Utrecht.
By November 1980, after 13 rounds of the Eredivise Ajax were 8th, by the end of the season they had picked up form and finished as runners-up behind Arizona and in front of Football Club Utrecht.
He spent most of his playing career with his hometown team,, between 1965 and 1980. Jansen signed for the American side Washington Diplomats in 1980, but after playing 27 games for them, he returned to the to sign for, on the advice of Johan Cruyff, who played together with Jansen at the Washington Diplomats. Jansen would play as libero and fill a gap in the defence after the departure of Ruud Krol in the summer of 1980. fans didn"t like former player Jansen playing for their main rivals.
On his debut (which, incidentally, was away to lost 4–2) a snowball was thrown at his eye and Jansen had to leave the field for treatment.
Jansen stayed at until summer 1982 when he retired at age 35. He began his management career at his old club, where he worked as a coach, and then as assistant manager, between 1983 and 1987.
He became Technical Director in 1992, with Hans Dorjee being appointed as manager, but Dorjee became ill and Jansen took over as manager again. Dorjee later resigned and was replaced as manager by Jansen"s old teammate, Willem van Hanegem.
Between 1994 and 1997 he also managed Japanese side Sanfrecce Hiroshima.
On 3 July 1997, Wim Jansen was appointed as head coach of, replacing the sacked Tommy Burns. Despite winning the league and the Scottish League Cup during his only season in charge, Jansen left the club less than 48 hours after the title was secured due to a personality clash with general manager Jock Brown. His most notable transfer was the signing of Henrik Larsson from.
At the beginning of the 2008-2009 season Jansen took up the position of assistant to the head coach of the first team, Gertjan Verbeek.
Wim Jansen lives in Hendrik-Ido-Ambacht since the 1970s. Player Manager.