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Matt Jansen

Matt Jansen
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Jansen playing for Chorley in 2011
Personal information
Full name Matthew Brooke Jansen
Date of birth (1977-10-20) 20 October 1977 (age 39)
Place of birth Wetheral, Carlisle, England
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Playing position Striker
Club information
Current team
Chorley
Youth career
1993–1995 Carlisle United
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1998 Carlisle United 42 (10)
1998–1999 Crystal Palace 26 (10)
1999–2006 Blackburn Rovers 153 (44)
2003 Coventry City (loan) 9 (2)
2006 Bolton Wanderers 6 (0)
2009 Wrexham 3 (1)
2009–2010 Leigh Genesis 30 (9)
2010– Chorley 41 (4)
National team
1999–2000 England U21 6 (0)
Teams managed
2015– Chorley
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 00:19, 14 October 2011 (UTC).

Matthew Brooke "Matt" Jansen (born 20 October 1977) is an English footballer, who plays as a striker for Chorley and, in July 2015, became the club's manager.

He started his career with hometown club Carlisle United, and also played for Crystal Palace, Blackburn Rovers and Bolton Wanderers as well as a loan spell with Coventry City. A goalscorer in Blackburn's League Cup victory in 2002, his career declined after a near-fatal motorcycle accident later that year. He won six England under-21 caps and was called up once to the senior national team.

After three years out of contract, Jansen went into non-league football with Wrexham, Leigh Genesis, and is currently manager for side Chorley.

Jansen was born in Wetheral, near Carlisle, Cumbria. He supported Newcastle United as a boy. He attended Cumwhinton Primary School, Newman School and Austin Friars, Carlisle.

A creative player, Jansen's career started at his home town club of Carlisle United, where he scored 10 league goals. In 1997 he also earned his first taste of glory as Carlisle earned promotion to the Second Division after finishing third. During the same season he also won his first piece of silverware as he came on late in extra time at Wembley for Carlisle's win against Colchester United in the 1997 Football League Trophy Final.


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