Jan Svensson (footballer, born 1956)

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Jan Svensson
Personal information
Full name Jan Svensson
Date of birth (1956-04-24) 24 April 1956 (age 65)
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

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]

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]
Year Apps Goals
1979 5 3
1980 1 0
1981 5 1
1982 8 0
1984 1 0
1985 6 0
Total 26 4

International goals[]

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.[2]
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1 10 October 1979 Sparta Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia  Czechoslovakia 1–3 1–4 UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
2 17 November 1979 National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore  Singapore 2–0 5–0 Friendly
3 3–0
4 24 June 1981 Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden  Portugal 3–0 3–0 1982 FIFA World Cup qualification

References[]

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

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