Jan Hellström
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Erik Hellström | ||
Date of birth | February 21, 1960 | ||
Place of birth | Söderköping, Sweden | ||
Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
Position(s) | Striker | ||
Youth career | |||
Örtomta GoIS | |||
1973–1978 | IF SAAB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978–1980 | IF SAAB | 40 | (33) |
1981–1984 | Norrköping | 80 | (36) |
1985–1987 | Örgryte | 47 | (20) |
1988–1994 | Norrköping | 185 | (80) |
1995–1996 | Hagahöjden | 15 | (8) |
1998–1999 | Åby IF | 14 | (?) |
International career | |||
1982–1988 |
Sweden U21/O | 15 | (8) |
1986–1989 |
Sweden | 6 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Jan Erik "Janne" Hellström (born February 21, 1960) is a Swedish former
Career
Hellström played Swedish top league football for IFK Norrköping (247 games, 102 goals) and Örgryte IS. He started his career in Örtomta GoIS as a youth, then moved, still in his teens, to IF SAAB from Linköping.
In 1977, his first season as a senior, in the second division, Hellström scored three goals in five games. SAAB was relegated and, in the following year, he had his real breakthrough as a senior playing, netting 25 goals. His achievements were soon recognised by clubs in the top level and, in 1981, he signed for Norrköping. Local rivals Åtvidabergs FF had tried to sign him since 1980, but nothing ever came of it.
After the season 1984 and numerous goals for Norrköping, Hellström suddenly left for Örgryte IS from Gothenburg. He commented the move in an interview to Norrköping's fansite gopeking.net:
"My decision to move was based on several factors. I did not feel the club was trying to invest in anything, the club only played the games, did not sign players and did not show any aspiration that they wanted anything. In addition, the football the coach at the time, Lars-Göran Qwist supported, was not a football I could support."
In 1988, even though his life was well both personally and at work, he eventually agreed on a return to Norrköping, with Tommy Wisell, manager/director at the club, playing an active role in convincing the player. Also during that year, Hellström had a breakthrough in his international career when he played for
Subsequently, Hellström left for Hagahöjdens BK in the Swedish fourth division, where he remained until 1996. After two short half-season comebacks for Åby IF (in Norrköping), he ended his active career in 1999.
During his career, he was linked to
References
- ^ "Jan Hellström Biography and Statistics". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 24 October 2012. Retrieved 17 November 2009.
- ^ "Jan Hellström - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2021-02-02.
External links
- Jan Hellström at National-Football-Teams.com
- Jan Hellström – FIFA competition record (archived)[dead link]