Career
Born in Venlo, Versleijen has managed a number teams in his native Netherlands, including Football Club Wageningen, Go Ahead Eagles, De Graafschap, Dordrecht "90, VVV-Venlo and TOP Oss. Versleijen has also coached throughout Asia, managing teams in Japan (JEF United Ichihara Chiba), the United Arab Emirates (First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Jazira and First Rate (at Lloyd's)-Shaab), and in Saudi Arabia (Ettifaq and First Rate (at Lloyd's)-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 Future Farmers of America 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 January 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 2012-2013 Premier Soccer League season. His reason for leaving the club was due to the hiring of Muhsin Ertuğral as the newly appointed Technical Director at the Cape club without his knowledge.
