Olaf Janßen
German footballer and manager
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Olaf Janßen (born 8 October 1966) is a retired German footballer and manager, who played as a midfielder.
 Janßen managing VfB Stuttgart in 2016 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 8 October 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Krefeld, West Germany | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sandhausen (manager) | ||
| 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 | → Bellinzona (loan) | 7 | (0) |
| Total | 266 | (19) | |
| International career | |||
| West Germany U16 | |||
| West Germany U21 | 1 | (0) | |
| West Germany Olympic | 3 | (0) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2003–2004 | 1860 Munich (assistant) | ||
| 2006 | Rot-Weiss Essen (caretaker) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Dynamo Dresden | ||
| 2016 | VfB Stuttgart (caretaker) | ||
| 2017 | FC St. Pauli | ||
| 2018 | Viktoria Köln | ||
| 2021–2025 | Viktoria Köln | ||
| 2025– | Sandhausen | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Janßen spent most of his playing career with German Bundesliga sides 1. FC Köln and Eintracht Frankfurt,[1] 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.[2]
In June 2016 Janßen became assistant coach to VfB Stuttgart head coach Jos Luhukay. From 15 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.[3]
For the 2017–18 season, he was appointed as the head coach of FC St. Pauli.[4] He was sacked on 7 December 2017.[5]
In January 2018 he became new manager of FC Viktoria Köln replacing Marco Antwerpen.[6] He returned to Cologne on 1 February 2021.[7] After four years, he was signed by SV Sandhausen.[8]
International career
Janßen played for West Germany at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul.[9]
Career statistics
- As of 28 March 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | Ref. | |||
| Rot-Weiss Essen | 9 November 2006[10] | 17 November 2006[10] | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.00 | [10] |
| Dynamo Dresden | 4 September 2013[10] | 13 May 2014 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9 | 17.86 | [10] |
| VfB Stuttgart | 15 September 2016 | 20 September 2016 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 | [10] |
| FC St. Pauli | 1 July 2017 | 7 December 2017 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 31.25 | [10] |
| Viktoria Köln | 2 January 2018 | 17 June 2018 | 18 | 12 | 6 | 0 | 66.67 | [10] |
| Viktoria Köln | 1 February 2021 | 30 June 2025 | 192 | 85 | 43 | 64 | 44.27 | [10] |
| Sandhausen | 1 July 2025 | Present | 31 | 14 | 6 | 11 | 45.16 | [10] |
| Total | 288 | 123 | 74 | 91 | 42.71 | — | ||
