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Willy Janssen
	Janssen in 1981.
Personal information
Date of birth	19 February 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Sittard, Netherlands
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team
1976–1981	PSV
1981–1984	NAC Breda
Total
International career
1981	Netherlands
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career edit

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]

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

^ ^a ^b "Willy Janssen". National Football Teams. Benjamin Strack-Zimmermann. Retrieved 2 May 2020.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Debuut Gullit, Rijkaard, Kieft én Willy Janssen | Goal.com". www.goal.com.

Personal information
Janssen in 1981.
Date of birth	(1960-02-19) 19 February 1960 (age 64)
Place of birth	Sittard, Netherlands
Position(s)	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