How tall is Wim Jansen?

Wim Jansen's listed height was 176 cm (5'9"). He was taller than about 36% of men in the Netherlands.

Where 176 cm sits among men in the Netherlands

Taller than about 36% of men in the Netherlands born in 1946 (average 178.5 cm).

Jansen next to his teammates

Johan Cruyff is 2 cm taller than Wim Jansen (178 cm), teammate at Netherlands national association football team from 1967 to 1977.

About Wim Jansen

Wim Jansen, whose full name was Wilhelmus Marinus Antonius Jansen, was a Dutch professional football player and manager. He was born on 28 October 1946 in Rotterdam and died on 25 January 2022. As a midfielder or defender he spent most of his career at Feyenoord.

With Feyenoord, Jansen won honours including the European Cup in 1970. He earned 65 international caps with the Dutch national team and played in the teams that reached the 1974 and 1978 FIFA World Cup finals. He later served in several roles at Feyenoord, including winning the KNVB Cup in consecutive seasons as manager in the early 1990s. As a manager he also won the Scottish Premier Division with Celtic in 1997 to 1998.

Jansen stood a listed 176 cm (5'9"). Johan Cruyff, listed at 178 cm (5'10"), was 2 cm taller than Jansen and was his teammate with the Netherlands national association football team from 1967 to 1977.

Frequently asked

How tall is Wim Jansen in feet and inches? Wim Jansen was 5'9" tall, which is 176 cm, 69.3 inches or 1.76 m.

How tall is Wim Jansen compared to Johan Cruyff? Johan Cruyff is 2 cm taller than Wim Jansen: 178 cm (5'10") vs 176 cm (5'9").

Is Wim Jansen tall for men in the Netherlands? At 176 cm he was taller than about 36% of men in the Netherlands born in 1946, whose average height is 178.5 cm.

Sources

• Wim Jansen on Wikipedia — biography and career.
• Wim Jansen on Wikidata — nationality and dates; height recorded as 176 cm.

Heights are as publicly listed, rounded to the nearest centimetre; listed heights for public figures are often self-reported. Biographical details adapted from Wikipedia under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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