Jan Wouters
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Full name | Jan Jacobus Wouters | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | 17 July 1960 | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth |
Utrecht , Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) |
Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1980–1986 | Utrecht | 168 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
1986–1992 | Ajax | 150 | (21) | ||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Bayern Munich | 66 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
1994–1996 | PSV | 52 | (5) | ||||||||||||||
Total | 434 | (55) | |||||||||||||||
International career | |||||||||||||||||
1982–1994[1] | Netherlands | 70 | (4) | ||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1996–1997 | Utrecht (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
1997 | Utrecht (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
1997–1998 | Ajax (youth) | ||||||||||||||||
1998–2000 | Ajax | ||||||||||||||||
2001–2006 | Rangers (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2007 | PSV (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2007 | PSV (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
2008–2009 | PSV (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2009–2011 | Utrecht (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Utrecht | ||||||||||||||||
2015 |
Kasımpaşa (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||
2015–2018 | Feyenoord (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2021 | Fortuna Sittard (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
2022-present | Ajax youth (assistant) | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jan Jacobus Wouters (born 17 July 1960) is a Dutch professional
Career
Wouters played for several clubs including PSV,
He was a coach of
Wouters is infamous to England supporters after elbowing Paul Gascoigne and fracturing his cheekbone during a World Cup qualifier in 1993 at Wembley Stadium. Gascoigne was forced to wear a Phantom of the Opera style facemask to protect his fractured cheekbone until his injury healed. The following day, the Daily Mirror labelled Wouters a "Dutch thug". The match was drawn 2–2 and damaged England's hopes of qualifying for the 1994 World Cup finals in the United States, despite England leading the match 2–0.
Career statistics
Club | Season | League | National Cup | League Cup | Continental | Total | ||||||
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Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | ||
Utrecht | 1980–81 | Eredivisie | 19 | 1 | ||||||||
1981–82 | 33 | 4 | ||||||||||
1982–83 | 27 | 6 | ||||||||||
1983–84 | 31 | 4 | ||||||||||
1984–85 | 25 | 1 | ||||||||||
1985–86 | 33 | 5 | ||||||||||
Total | 168 | 21 | ||||||||||
Ajax | 1986–87 | Eredivisie | 32 | 4 | ||||||||
1987–88 | 28 | 4 | ||||||||||
1988–89 | 22 | 0 | ||||||||||
1989–90 | 28 | 5 | ||||||||||
1990–91 | 30 | 5 | ||||||||||
1991–92 | 10 | 1 | ||||||||||
Total | 150 | 19 | ||||||||||
Bayern Munich | 1991–92 | Bundesliga | 17 | 1 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | |
1992–93 | 33 | 4 | 2 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 35 | 4 | |||
1993–94 | 16 | 1 | 4 | 1 | – | 4 | 0 | 24 | 2 | |||
Total | 68 | 6 | ||||||||||
PSV | 1993–94 | Eredivisie | 10 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | |
1994–95 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 0 | – | 2 | 0 | 25 | 1 | |||
1995–96 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 27 | 3 | |||
Total | 52 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 63 | 5 | ||
Career total | 438 | 51 |
Honours
Utrecht
Ajax
- Eredivisie: 1989–90
- KNVB Cup: 1986–87
- UEFA Cup Winners' Cup: 1986–87
- UEFA Cup: 1991–92
Bayern Munich[3]
PSV
Netherlands
Individual
- Dutch Footballer of the Year: 1989–90
- kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1992–93[5]
In popular culture
Wouters was repeatedly referenced in a Saturday Night Live sketch on 4 February 2023 featuring James Austin Johnson as a British rapper named Milly Pounds.[6]
References
- ^ Stokkermans, Karel (16 January 2009). "Jan Wouters - International Appearances". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 18 April 2014.
- ^ "Jan WOUTERS". Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Jan Wouters" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 14 March 2015.
- ^ "UEFA 1988 Team of the Tournament". UEFA.com. Retrieved 18 March 2015.
- ^ "Bundesliga Historie 1992/93" (in German). kicker.
- ^ Weekend Update ft. Michael Longfellow, James Austin Johnson and Devon Walker - SNL, retrieved 6 February 2023
External links
- profile Jan Wouters (in Dutch)
- Jan Wouters at Wereld van Oranje (archived) (in Dutch)