Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 8 October 1966 | ||
Place of birth | Krefeld, West Germany | ||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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VfB Stuttgart (Scout) | ||
Youth career | |||
Hülser FC | |||
Bayer Uerdingen | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1985–1996 | 1. FC Köln | 209 | (16) |
1996–2000 | Eintracht Frankfurt | 50 | (3) |
2000 | → AC Bellinzona (loan) | ||
National team | |||
West Germany U-16 | |||
West Germany U-21 | 1 | (0) | |
West Germany Olympic | 3 | (0) | |
Teams managed | |||
2003–2004 | 1860 München (caretaker) | ||
2006 | Rot-Weiss Essen (caretaker) | ||
2008–2013 | Azerbaijan (assistant) | ||
2013–2014 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
2014–2015 | Rah Ahan (assistant) | ||
2016 | VfB Stuttgart (assistant) | ||
2016 | VfB Stuttgart (caretaker) | ||
Honours
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Olaf Janßen (born 8 October 1966) is a retired German footballer who played in midfield and is currently scout of VfB Stuttgart.
Janßen spent most of his playing career with German Bundesliga sides 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt, where he later worked as a scout.
In September 2013 he was appointed as manager of Dynamo Dresden, but was sacked after nine months on the job.
In June 2016 Janßen became assistant coach to VfB Stuttgart head coach Jos Luhukay. From 15 September to 20 September 2016 he was caretaker manager of the club. Janßen took on a new role as scout of VfB Stuttgart and left the coaching staff after the appointment of the new head coach Hannes Wolf.
Janßen played for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.