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Jan Jönsson

Jan Jönsson
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Personal information
Full name Jan Anders Jönsson
Date of birth (1960-05-24) 24 May 1960 (age 56)
Place of birth Sweden
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 9 12 in)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Halmstads BK
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 Coach)
1995–1997 Vissel Kobe (Assistant Coach)
1998–2000 Ljungskile (Assistant Coach)
2001–2004 Landskrona
2005–2010 Stabæk
2011–2012 Rosenborg
2013–2014 Aalesunds FK
2015– Halmstads BK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

Jan Jönsson (born 24 May 1960) is a former Swedish football player and manager. He is the manager of Halmstads BK.

He spent most of his playing career with Halmstad.

Between 1993 and 1994 he was inaugurated as the Sanfrecce Hiroshima assistant coach with Stuart Baxter manager who became acquainted in Halmstad. Then, he is inaugurated as a coach with the Baxter even in Vissel Kobe.

After retiring he was appointed manager for Landskrona, which he took to the Swedish Premier League. In 2005 he took over Norwegian club Stabæk and led them to promotion in his first season. He won the league with Stabæk in 2008. On 19 November 2014 it was announced that Jan was moving home to Halmstad and had signed a 3-year contract as head coach of HBK. His first season in charge ended with relegation from Allsvenskan. The following season Halmstad finished third in Superettan and faced Helsingborg in a two-legged play-off, which Halmstad won 3-2 on aggregate.



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