Jan Olsson (footballer, born 1944)
Jan Viktor Olsson (born 18 March 1944) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented GAIS, VfB Stuttgart, and Örgryte IS during a club career that spanned between 1965 and 1977. A full international between 1967 and 1973, he won 22 caps and scored one goal for the Sweden national team and played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year in 1970.
 Olsson in 1968 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Viktor Olsson | ||
| Date of birth | 18 March 1944 | ||
| Place of birth | Kungshamn, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1969 | GAIS | 92 | (23) |
| 1969–1971 | VfB Stuttgart | 64 | (20) |
| 1971–1974 | GAIS | 52 | (2) |
| 1975–1977 | Örgryte IS | 52 | (5) |
| Total | 260 | (50) | |
| International career | |||
| 1967–1973 | Sweden[2] | 22 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1994–1995 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
Olsson played for Gais before he became a professional with VfB Stuttgart in 1969. In 1971, he returned to Gais. He is remembered as a rough midfielder and defender.
International career
In the 1970 FIFA World Cup Olsson marked the Italian forward Gigi Riva with tenacity and vigor. In total he was capped 22 times for the Sweden national team.
Post-playing career
Olsson was the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig from July 1994 until September 1995.
References
- "Jan Olsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
- "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
- "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
- "Här är alla tidigare vinnare av Guldbollen". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
External links
- Jan Olsson at fussballdaten.de (in German)
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