Robbie Keane takes the helm as Ferencváros’ new head coach

The former Irish footballer Robbie Keane was a very successful player, but he has also won championships as a coach.

Pascal Janssen, who managed the men’s football team of 35-time champion Ferencváros from the summer of 2024, has been bought out by the group that owns one of the world’s leading football clubs. FTC asked for and received a substantial sum for the outgoing coach.

Ferencváros have announced that they have found a successor to Dutchman Pascal Jansen at the helm of their 35-time champions and 24-time cup winners, with the signing of 146-time Irish international Robbie Keane on Monday. The new head coach arrived in Budapest on Sunday evening and will leave on Tuesday to join our team at the training camp in Spain.

Robbie Keane’s player career

The former top-flight striker Keane has played for Internazionale in Italy and in the English Premier League for Coventry City, Leeds United, Tottenham, Liverpool, West Ham United and Aston Villa, as well as Scotland’s Celtic, Los Angeles Galaxy in the US and Atlético Kolkata in India. The 44-year-old has scored more than 320 goals in 730 club matches, won the English Football League Cup with Tottenham and is a three-time MLS champion with LA Galaxy. He has scored 68 goals for the national team, making him the all-time goalscoring record holder for the national team, and played for the Republic of Ireland at the 2002 World Cup and the 2012 and 2016 European Championships. The former footballer has made 146 appearances for the Republic of Ireland national team.