Daniel Jansson (born 11 June 1979) is a Finnish basketball coach and a former player. He is currently working as the head coach of German Bundesliga team USC Heidelberg, and an assistant coach of the Finland national team.[2]
| USC Heidelberg | |
|---|---|
| Position | Head coach |
| League | Basketball Bundesliga |
| Personal information | |
| Born | 11 June 1979 Sollentuna, Sweden |
| Nationality | Finnish |
| Listed height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Career information | |
| College | Lakeland University |
| Playing career | 1998–2007 |
| Coaching career | 2007–present |
| Career history | |
| As player: | |
| 1998–1999 | Pussihukat |
| 2005–2006 | Porvoon Tarmo |
| 2006–2007 | Pussihukat |
| As coach: | |
| 2007–2008 | Pussihukat (assistant) |
| 2008–2014 | Pussihukat (youth) |
| 2008–2014 | Finland U16 |
| 2014–2019 | ratiopharm Ulm (youth) |
| 2014–2017 | Weißenhorn Youngstars |
| 2017–2019 | OrangeAcademy |
| 2019–2020 | ratiopharm Ulm (assistant) |
| 2020–2024 | Tigers Tübingen |
| 2023 | Finland Universiade |
| 2024–present | USC Heidelberg |
| 2024–present | Finland (assistant) |
| Career highlights and awards | |
| As head coach: | |
Early life
editJansson was born in Sollentuna, Sweden to Finnish mother and Swedish father. He is of Lebanese descent on his father's side.[3] Jansson moved to Finland at the age of three, when his parents divorced.
Playing career
editJansson started playing basketball in Kouvola and played in the youth teams of Kouvot. He played briefly in the men's premier division in 1998–99 season, and played in under-16 and under-18 youth national teams. After that, he spent four years in the United States studying and playing basketball. He also played in the Netherlands and Belgium, and graduated as MBA in the Maastricht University. He returned to Finland and played in the highest tier Korisliiga first with Porvoon Tarmo and last with Pussihukat, and ended his playing career at the age of 27, focusing more on coaching.
Coaching career
editJansson started his coaching career in Vantaa with Pussihukat, the club he had played for before.[4][5] He also coached the Finland U16 national team.
Ratiopharm Ulm
editIn 2014, Jansson moved to Germany and was appointed as a youth coach for Ratiopharm Ulm youth academy teams.[6] In 2016, when coaching the Ulm U19 academy team in the NBBL, he was named the coach of the year in the league.[7][8] He also led Weißenhorn Youngstars, the development team of Ulm, to ProB championship, and to win a promotion to ProA in 2017.
During 2019–2020, Jansson was the assistant coach of the Ratiopharm Ulm first team in Bundesliga.[9]
Tigers Tübingen
editIn 2020, Jansson signed with Tigers Tübingen for the head coach position, competing in ProA.[10][11] In March 2021, he extended his contract with the club until the summer 2023.[12] He was named The Coach of the Year in ProA consecutively in 2022 and 2023.[13][14][15][16] Jansson led the club to win ProA championship and to earn the promotion in 2022, but the club surrendered the league license for financial reasons. In 2023, Tübingen finished 2nd in the league and won the promotion again, and this time they were promoted to the Basketball Bundesliga.[17]
In the summer 2023, Jansson was named the head coach, alongside Anton Mirolybov, of the Finland Universiade team,[18] for the postponed 2021 Summer World University Games in Chengdu, China.
On 20 December 2023, Jansson renewed his contract with Tübingen, on a deal until the end of the 2024–25 season.[19] The 2023-24 Bundesliga season ended in relegation for Jansson and his Tübingen outfit.[20]
USC Heidelberg
editIn May 2024, he invoked a release clause to leave Tübingen and to sign with German Bundesliga side USC Heidelberg.[20]
Finland (assistant)
editIn May 2024, Jansson joined also the coaching staff of the Finland national team as an assistant coach.[2]
References
edit- ^ Player profile, D.Jansson, basket.fi
- ^ a b Daniel Jansson mukaan Susijengin valmennusjohtoon, susijengi.com, 28 May 2024
- ^ Tigers Tübingen
- ^ Saksassa valmentava suomalainen Daniel Jansson – huippuvalmentaja sekä monta muuta roolia, suomikoris.com, 30 January 2015
- ^ DANNY JANSSON – PUHU JUNIOREISTA KOMEALLE VALMENTAJAURALLE, puhujuniorit.fi, 15 March 2022
- ^ Daniel Jansson ottaa haltuunsa Eurocup-joukkue Ratiopharm Ulmin akatemian, basket.fi, 26 June 2014
- ^ Danny Jansson Saksan NBBL:n vuoden valmentaja, basket.fi, 19 May 2016
- ^ Kouvot-lähtöinen Daniel Jansson Saksan NBBL:n vuoden valmentaja, Kouvolan Sanomat, Juha Vesala, 19 May 2016
- ^ Daniel Janssonilla hienot jäähyväiset Ulmille – ”Rotsi oli aika tyhjä”, basket.fi, 30 June 2020
- ^ Daniel Janssonin nuori joukkue kasvoi kauden edetessä, basket.fi, 26 March 2019
- ^ Daniel Janssonilla ja Anton Mirolybovilla mielenkiintoiset haasteet edessä, basket.fi, 29 September 2018
- ^ Daniel Jansson kahden vuoden jatkosopimukseen Tigers Tübingenin kanssa, basket.fi, 27 March 2021
- ^ Daniel Jansson valittiin jälleen vuoden valmentajaksi Saksan ProA:ssa, susijengi.com, 10 June 2023
- ^ Daniel Jansson valittiin toistamiseen Saksan kakkosliigan vuoden valmentajaksi, Etelä-Suomen Sanomat, 10 June 2023
- ^ Daniel Jansson valittiin toista kertaa perättäin vuoden koripallovalmentajaksi Saksan kakkostasolla, Yle, 10 June 2023
- ^ Tigers Tübingenin Bundesliigaan nostanut Daniel Jansson valittiin jälleen vuoden valmentajaksi, basket.fi, 10 June 2023
- ^ „Wir sind natürlich knapp auf Kante genäht“, Bild, 28 September 2023
- ^ Tässä on Suomen miesten koripallon universiadijoukkue – Daniel Jansson päävalmentajaksi, sportti.com, 11 July 2023
- ^ Kontinuität! Trainer Danny Jansson verlängert Vertrag um ein weiteres Jahr, tigers-tuebingen.de
- ^ a b "Danny Jansson Heidelbergin päävalmentajaksi". Suomen Koripalloliitto ry (in Finnish). Retrieved 2024-05-26.