Jan Eriksson (footballer, born 1967)

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Jan Eriksson
Personal information
Full name Jan Jonas Jakob Eriksson
Date of birth (1967-08-24) 24 August 1967 (age 56)
Place of birth Sundsvall, Sweden
Height 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1974–1980 GIF Sundsvall
1980–1986 IFK Sundsvall
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1985–1986 IFK Sundsvall 44 (2)
1987–1990 AIK 73 (2)
1991–1992 IFK Norrköping 39 (3)
1992–1994 1. FC Kaiserslautern 37 (4)
1994–1995 AIK 7 (0)
1995–1996 Servette FC 6 (0)
1996 Helsingborgs IF 28 (3)
1997–1998 Sunderland 1 (0)
1998–1999 Tampa Bay Mutiny 35 (2)
Total 270 (16)
International career
1985–1986
Sweden U19
 7 (0)
1988–1990
Sweden U21
 15 (1)
1990–1994
Sweden
 35 (4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Jonas Jakob "Janne" Eriksson (born 24 August 1967) is a Swedish former professional

Sweden national team and participated at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1992. He was also selected for the 1994 FIFA World Cup but had to withdraw because of an injury. He was the recipient of the 1992 Guldbollen
as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Club career

Eriksson played his early football with

German Bundesliga to play for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1] He was awarded Guldbollen in 1992 while playing in Kaiserslautern.[1] He briefly returned to AIK in 1994 before going on to represent Servette FC and Helsingborgs IF between 1995 and 1996.[1]

Eriksson joined English side

Aston Villa in February 1997.[2] He left the club in May 1998 having made no further appearances.[1] He spent the last two years of his professional career with the Tampa Bay Mutiny in Major League Soccer alongside his former Sweden teammate Thomas Ravelli.[1]

International career

He played 35 matches and scored four goals for the

Teddy Lucic.[1]

Personal life

Eriksson's father Jan-Åke Eriksson and younger brother Patrik Eriksson-Ohlsson are also former footballers.[1]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[3]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden
 1990 5 0
1991 8 1
1992 11 2
1993 7 1
1994 4 0
Total 35 4
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eriksson goal.
List of international goals scored by Jan Eriksson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 9 October 1991 Stadion Allment, Lucerne, Switzerland   Switzerland 1–3 1–3 Friendly [4]
2 10 June 1992
Solna
, Sweden 		 France 1–0 1–1 UEFA Euro 1992 [5]
3 17 June 1992 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  England 1–1 2–1 UEFA Euro 1992 [6]
4 19 May 1993 Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden  Austria 1–0 1–0 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier [7]

Honours

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i "500 AIK:are - Jan Eriksson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  2. ^ "Savo the Saviour". Independent. 1 February 1997. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ^ a b c d "Jan Eriksson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Sverige - Frankrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  6. ^ "Sverige - England - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  7. ^ "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  8. ^ "Stora Grabbar — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
  9. ^ "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 2 August 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2023.

External links

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