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Willy Janssen

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Willy Janssen
Janssen in 1981.
Personal information
Date of birth (1960-02-19) 19 February 1960 (age 66)
Place of birth Sittard, Netherlands
Position Defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1976–1981 PSV 40 (3)
1981–1984 NAC Breda 42 (6)
Total 82 (9)
International career
1981 Netherlands 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willy Janssen (born 19 February 1960) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.

Career

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Born in Sittard, Janssen played for PSV and NAC Breda.[1] Janssen suffered from injuries during his career.[2]

He made 1 appearance for the Netherlands national team in 1981.[1] That game was a friendly match against Switzerland on 1 September 1981 which also saw the international debuts of Ruud Gullit, Frank Rijkaard and Wim Kieft.[2]

Later and personal life

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Janssen later worked as a software developer.[2] His son Tim Janssen was also a professional footballer.[2]

References

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  1. 1 2 "Willy Janssen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "Debuut Gullit, Rijkaard, Kieft én Willy Janssen | Goal.com". www.goal.com.