Willy Janssen | |
Birth Date: | 19 February 1960 |
Birth Place: | Sittard, Netherlands |
Position: | Defender |
Years1: | 1976–1981 |
Clubs1: | PSV |
Caps1: | 40 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 1981–1984 |
Clubs2: | NAC Breda |
Caps2: | 42 |
Goals2: | 6 |
Totalcaps: | 82 |
Totalgoals: | 9 |
Nationalyears1: | 1981 |
Nationalteam1: | Netherlands |
Nationalcaps1: | 1 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Willy Janssen (born 19 February 1960) is a Dutch former professional footballer who played as a defender.
Born in Sittard, Janssen played for PSV and NAC Breda. Janssen suffered from injuries during his career.[1]
He made 1 appearance for the Netherlands national team in 1981. 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.[1]
Janssen later worked as a software developer.[1] His son Tim Janssen was also a professional footballer.[1]