Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Olof Andersson | ||
Date of birth | 29 September 1962 | ||
Place of birth | Halmstad, Sweden | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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Sweden (manager) | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1979–1986 | Alets IK | ||
1987 | IS Halmia | ||
1988–1992 | Alets IK | ||
1993 | Laholms FK | ||
Teams managed | |||
1988–1989 | Alets IK | ||
1990–1992 | Halmstads BK (assistant) | ||
1993–1998 | Laholms FK | ||
2000–2003 | Halmstads BK (assistant) | ||
2004–2009 | Halmstads BK | ||
2010 | Örgryte IS | ||
2011–2016 | IFK Norrköping | ||
2016– | Sweden | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Jan Olof "Janne" Andersson (Swedish pronunciation: [²janɛ ²andɛˌʂɔn]; born 29 September 1962 in Halmstad), is a Swedish football coach. He is currently the manager of the Swedish national team.
Janne Andersson appears in a controversial scene in the Swedish Television documentary The Referee about top referee Martin Hansson when a match between AIK and Andersson's team Halmstad BK was abandoned due to crowd pressure.
He previously managed Alets IK, Laholms FK and Halmstads BK. He took over Örgryte IS in December 2009, they were already relegated to the Swedish 2nd division. In 2011, he became manager for IFK Norrköping who made comeback in Allsvenskan. In 2015, he became a local hero when IFK surprised everyone and won the league after they defeated former champions Malmö FF away in the last game.