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 (5 ft 9 1⁄2 in) | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Club information | |||
Current team
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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.