Janna "Jessica" Torny (born 30 September 1980) is a Dutch football coach and former footballer, who is currently the head coach of the Feyenoord's women's team. As a player, she made 62 appearances for the Netherlands women's national football team.
At international level, Torny made 62 appearances for the Netherlands women's national football team, scoring 14 goals.[6] She made her senior debut in a 0–0 home draw with Sweden on 11 June 1997.[7] In total, she made 75 appearances including for youth teams, between 1996 and 2009.[6] Torny announced her retirement from football in 2009.[4]
After retiring, Torny worked as a coach for the Dutch under-15 women's team from 2009 until 2012.[4] In 2012, she became head coach of SC Heerenveen,[4] and was head coach there until 2015.[8] In August 2014, Torny was announced as an assistant coach of the Netherlands women's national under-19 football team. She continued to manage Heerenveen.[4]
In 2015, she became head coach of Netherlands women under-19s.[9] During her tenure, the team reached the semi-finals of the 2017 and 2019 UEFA Women's Under-19 Championships.[10] In May 2019, Torny began studying for a UEFA Pro Licence.[11] She benefitted from a change in the Royal Dutch Football Association's rules that allowed women's footballers who had played more than 40 matches for the national team to get a UEFA A Licence without needing to get lower level licences beforehand.[12] In 2020, Torny obtained her UEFA Pro Licence,[12] making her the fourth Dutch women to have the qualification.[6][13]
In 2021, Torny was announced as an assistant coach of the Netherlands women's senior team, under new head coach Mark Parsons.[6] Torny had been considered a favourite to succeed Sarina Wiegman as head coach.[12]
In December 2022, Feyenoord announced that Torny had joined the club as the new head coach of the club's women's team. She signed a contract for a season and a half with an option for an additional season.[14]
