Pepijn Lijnders (born 24 January 1983) is a Dutch football manager who was most recently the head coach of Austrian Bundesliga club Red Bull Salzburg.

Lijnders began his managerial career in 2002 with PSV Eindhoven, helping with youth training and individual player development.

In 2006, he moved to Porto and helped develop their youth academy, working under guidance of Vítor Frade and Luís Castro.

[2] On 2 January 2018, Lijnders accepted the managerial job at NEC in the Dutch Eerste Divisie, signing a year and a half long contract.

[12] Early in the 2024–25 season, Lijnders faced criticism after he demoted Austria's national team goalkeeper Alexander Schlager to the bench, fielding Janis Blaswich on loan from Leipzig.