Jan Jönsson facts for kids
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Jan Anders Jönsson | ||
| Date of birth | 24 May 1960 | ||
| Place of birth | Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.77 m | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1978–1992 | Halmstad | 557 | (?) |
| 1993 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | 6 | (1) |
| 1995–1996 | Vissel Kobe | 30 | (7) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1993–1994 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima (assistant) | ||
| 1995–1997 | Vissel Kobe (assistant) | ||
| 1998–2000 | Ljungskile | ||
| 2001–2004 | Landskrona | ||
| 2005–2010 | Stabæk | ||
| 2011–2012 | Rosenborg | ||
| 2013–2014 | Aalesund | ||
| 2015–2017 | Halmstad | ||
| 2017 | Sanfrecce Hiroshima | ||
| 2018–2019 | Shimizu S-Pulse | ||
| 2019–2021 | Stabæk | ||
| 2024– | Stabæk Kvinner | ||
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Jan Jönsson, born on May 24, 1960, is a well-known Swedish football manager and a former player. He has had a long and successful career in football, both on the field and as a coach for many different teams.
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Career
Playing Career
Jan Jönsson spent most of his time as a player with a team called Halmstads BK. He was a midfielder, which means he played in the middle of the field, helping both with defense and attacking.
Coaching Career
After he stopped playing, Jan Jönsson became a football coach. From 1993 to 1994, he worked as an assistant coach for Sanfrecce Hiroshima in Japan. He helped their manager, Stuart Baxter, with the team.
Later, he became the main manager for Landskrona. He helped this team get promoted to Allsvenskan, which is the top football league in Sweden.
In 2005, Jan Jönsson took over the Norwegian club Stabæk. In his very first season, he led them to promotion to a higher league. He then helped Stabæk win the league championship in 2008.
On November 19, 2014, it was announced that Jan Jönsson was moving back to his hometown of Halmstad. He signed a three-year contract to be the head coach of HBK. In his first season, the team was relegated from Allsvenskan, meaning they moved down to a lower league.
However, the next season, Halmstad finished third in Superettan, which is the league below Allsvenskan. They then played against Helsingborg in a special two-game play-off. Halmstad won these games with a total score of 3–2, which meant they were promoted back to Allsvenskan!
In June 2019, Jan Jönsson returned to Stabæk for his second time as head coach. One of the reasons for his return was that his daughter, Zara, signed to play for Stabæk's women's team. On October 25, 2019, Stabæk announced that Jan Jönsson's contract was extended until the end of the 2022 season. However, on July 4, 2021, his contract with Stabæk ended by agreement between both sides.
Managerial Honours
Jan Jönsson has helped his teams win several important titles and achievements:
Club Achievements
- Sanfrecce Hiroshima
- J1 League: 1st Stage Champions 1994
- Landskrona BoIS
- Superettan: Runners-up 2001
- Stabæk Fotball
- Tippeligaen: 2008 (League Winner)
- 1. divisjon: 2005 (Promotion to top league)
- Halmstads BK
- Allsvenskan play-offs: Winner 2016 (Promoted to top league)
Individual Awards
- Norwegian Football Manager of the Month: July 2006
See also
In Spanish: Jan Jönsson para niños
