Frans Thijssen
.jpeg) Thijssen in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 23 January 1952 | ||
| Place of birth | Malden, Netherlands | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Brisbane Roar (caretaker manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| SV Juliana '31 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1973 | NEC Nijmegen | 83 | (10) |
| 1973–1979 | FC Twente | 167 | (47) |
| 1979–1983 | Ipswich Town | 125 | (10) |
| 1983 | Nottingham Forest | 17 | (3) |
| 1983–1984 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 45 | (9) |
| 1984–1987 | Fortuna Sittard | 79 | (11) |
| 1987–1988 | FC Groningen | 25 | (0) |
| 1988–1991 | Vitesse Arnhem | 87 | (1) |
| Total | 628 | (91) | |
| National team | |||
| 1975–1981 | Netherlands[1] | 14 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1996 | Vitesse Arnhem | ||
| 1997–1998 | Malmö FF | ||
| 1999 | De Graafschap | ||
| 2000–2001 | Fortuna Sittard | ||
| 2014–2015 | Brisbane Roar (caretaker manager) | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Frans Thijssen (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈfrɑns ˈtɛi̯.sə(n)]) (born 23 January 1952 in Malden, Gelderland) is a former international Dutch footballer. He started his professional career in 1970 with NEC Nijmegen. In 1973 he moved to FC Twente, where the midfielder played for nearly six seasons.
Thijssen won fourteen caps for Holland between 1975 and 1981.
In 1979, he moved to England to sign for Ipswich Town, and in 1981 was voted English Footballer of the Year as he helped Ipswich Town win the UEFA Cup, scoring one goal in each of the two legs of the final. He played a big part in their run to the semi finals of the FA Cup, and they also finished second in the league that season. He helped them finished second again the following year, but a year later he departed from Portman Road after four years to sign for Brian Clough's Nottingham Forest, but he was not nearly as successful at the City Ground as he had been in East Anglia, and he had left the club within months.
He also had a stint in the NASL with the Vancouver Whitecaps. In 1984 he returned to his native country, to play for Fortuna Sittard (1984–1987), FC Groningen (1987–1988) and Vitesse Arnhem (1988–1991).
After his active career he became a football manager. In 1997 he became manager for the Swedish club Malmö FF and spent two years there.
After several seasons without success, Thijssen was sacked as manager for Malmö FF during the middle of season 98. At the time of his dismissal Malmö was in danger of being relegated to the first division(Superettan) for the first time in the club's history. Thijssen was replaced by Roland Andersson and Thomas Sjöberg.
On 24 November 2014, Thijssen was named interim coach of the Brisbane Roar in the Australian A-League.[2]
Managerial statistics
- As of 4 March 2015
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Brisbane Roar |  |
24 November 2014 | 8 June 2015 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 45.45 |
| Total | 11 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 45.45 | |||
Honours
As a player
- UEFA Cup winner 1981
- English Footballer of the Year 1980–81
References
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