Jan Svensson (footballer, born 1956)

Jan Svensson (born 24 April 1956) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder and made 26 appearances for the Sweden national team.[1]

Jan Svensson
Personal information
Full name Jan Svensson
Date of birth (1956-04-24) 24 April 1956
Place of birth Söderköping, Sweden
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1974–1976 IK Sleipner 22+ (8+)
1977–1983 IFK Norrköping 143 (35)
1983–1986 Eintracht Frankfurt 96 (16)
1986–1987 IFK Norrköping 41 (4)
1988–1990 FC Wettingen 78 (9)
National team
1979–1985 Sweden 26 (4)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Career

Svensson made his debut for Sweden on 5 September 1979 in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying match against France, which finished as a 1–3 loss. He went on to make 26 appearances, scoring 4 goals, before making his last appearance on 16 October 1985 in the 1–2 loss against Czechoslovakia.[2]

Career statistics

International

Sweden[2]
YearAppsGoals
197953
198010
198151
198280
198410
198560
Total264

International goals

No.DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
110 October 1979Sparta Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia1–31–4UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
217 November 1979National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore Singapore2–05–0Friendly
33–0
424 June 1981Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden Portugal3–03–01982 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

  1. Jan Svensson at WorldFootball.net
  2. "Jan Svensson". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 29 January 2019.


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