Pascal Jansen brings impressive rsum as NYCFCs new coach

New York City FC has its new coach. Pascal Jansen was formally announced as the club’s next head coach on Monday after City dismissed former head coach Nick Cushing following the team’s conference semifinals loss to the rival Red Bulls. “We are delighted to welcome Pascal to New York City FC,” sporting director David Lee said in a statement.“We have a group of really talented players and wanted to hire an experienced coach that can take us to the next level, and Pascal ticks all the boxes we were looking for to lead New York City FC.” Jansen, whose contract will run through 2028, brings an extensive coaching résumé to NYCFC that includes leading AZ Alkmaar in his native Netherlands’ top domestic league from December 2020 to January 2024 and serving as head coach with Ferencvárosi in Hungary’s top division for 30 games last year. Jansen, 51, had coached AZ Alkmaar for 162 matches and led the team to a semifinal appearance in the UEFA Europa Conference League during the 2022-23 season.

Prior to his departure from Ferencvárosi, he led the club to second place over 16 league matches this season. Ferencvárosi announced on Dec.31 that Jansen had his contract bought out by a “group that owns one of the world’s leading football clubs” and shortly after Hungarian media began reporting that City Football Group — the parent company of NYCFC and Premier League powerhouse Manchester City — was behind the move. “I am thrilled to be joining New York City FC.

This is a special club, with an exciting future and I’m proud to continue my professional journey here in this amazing city and this rapidly improving league.I can’t wait for preseason to begin so I can meet the staff and players and get the season underway,” Jansen said in a statement. Jansen’s name had also been connected to the head coaching opening with the English second-division club Sunderland last June. The hire comes after the somewhat surprising move to part ways wi...