Jan Svensson (footballer, born 1956)

Swedish footballer

Jan Svensson
Personal information
Full name	Jan Ingemar Svensson
Date of birth	(1956-04-24) 24 April 1956 (age 68)
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)
International career
1979–1985	Sweden	26	(4)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

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.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	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.

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	17 November 1979	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	3–0	5–0	Friendly
4	24 June 1981	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Portugal	3–0	3–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification

References

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

External links

Jan Svensson at National-Football-Teams.com
Jan Svensson at Soccerway

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