Jan Eriksson (footballer, born 1967)
Jan Jonas Jakob "Janne" Eriksson (born 24 August 1967) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Starting off his career with IFK Sundsvall in the mid-1980s, he went on to play professionally in Sweden, Germany, Switzerland, England, and the United States before retiring in 1999. A full international between 1990 and 1994, he won 35 caps for the Sweden national team and participated at the 1990 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 1992. He was also selected for the 1994 FIFA World Cup but had to withdraw because of an injury. He was the recipient of the 1992 Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Jonas Jakob Eriksson | ||
| Date of birth | 24 August 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Sundsvall, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1974–1980 | GIF Sundsvall | ||
| 1980–1986 | IFK Sundsvall | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1986 | IFK Sundsvall | 44 | (2) |
| 1987–1990 | AIK | 73 | (2) |
| 1991–1992 | IFK Norrköping | 39 | (3) |
| 1992–1994 | 1. FC Kaiserslautern | 37 | (4) |
| 1994–1995 | AIK | 7 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Servette FC | 6 | (0) |
| 1996 | Helsingborgs IF | 28 | (3) |
| 1997–1998 | Sunderland | 1 | (0) |
| 1998–1999 | Tampa Bay Mutiny | 35 | (2) |
| Total | 270 | (16) | |
| International career | |||
| 1985–1986 | Sweden U19 | 7 | (0) |
| 1988–1990 | Sweden U21 | 15 | (1) |
| 1990–1994 | Sweden | 35 | (4) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editEriksson played his early football with GIF Sundsvall and IFK Sundsvall before signing with AIK in 1987.[1] In 1992, he signed with IFK Norrköping before moving to the German Bundesliga to play for 1. FC Kaiserslautern.[1] He was awarded Guldbollen in 1992 while playing in Kaiserslautern.[1] He briefly returned to AIK in 1994 before going on to represent Servette FC and Helsingborgs IF between 1995 and 1996.[1]
Eriksson joined English side Sunderland in January 1997, but went on to make only one appearance for the club in a 1–0 defeat at Aston Villa in February 1997.[2] He left the club in May 1998 having made no further appearances.[1] He spent the last two years of his professional career with the Tampa Bay Mutiny in Major League Soccer alongside his former Sweden teammate Thomas Ravelli.[1]
International career
editHe played 35 matches and scored four goals for the Sweden national team.[3] Two of those goals came at the 1992 European Championship in Sweden.[3] He was selected for the 1990 FIFA World Cup squad, but did not play.[3] Eriksson was also selected for the Swedish 1994 FIFA World Cup squad but had to leave the team just before the start of the tournament because of an injury and was replaced by Teddy Lucic.[1]
Personal life
editEriksson's father Jan-Åke Eriksson and younger brother Patrik Eriksson-Ohlsson are also former footballers.[1]
Career statistics
editInternational
edit| National team | Year | Apps | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweden | 1990 | 5 | 0 |
| 1991 | 8 | 1 | |
| 1992 | 11 | 2 | |
| 1993 | 7 | 1 | |
| 1994 | 4 | 0 | |
| Total | 35 | 4 | |
- Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Eriksson goal.
| No. | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 9 October 1991 | Stadion Allment, Lucerne, Switzerland |  Switzerland
|
1–3 | 1–3 | Friendly | [4] |
| 2 | 10 June 1992 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  France
|
1–0 | 1–1 | UEFA Euro 1992 | [5] |
| 3 | 17 June 1992 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  England
|
1–1 | 2–1 | UEFA Euro 1992 | [6] |
| 4 | 19 May 1993 | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden |  Austria
|
1–0 | 1–0 | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier | [7] |
Honours
editIndividual
- Guldbollen: 1992[1]
- Stor grabb: 1992[8]
- MLS All-Star, 1998[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i "500 AIK:are - Jan Eriksson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Savo the Saviour". Independent. 1 February 1997. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
- ^ a b c d "Jan Eriksson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 22 April 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Schweiz - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Frankrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - England - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Sverige - Österrike - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 31 July 2021. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "Stora Grabbar — svenskfotboll.se". www2.svenskfotboll.se. Retrieved 10 February 2021.
- ^ "1998 MLS All-Star Game". MLSsoccer.com. 2 August 1998. Retrieved 27 July 2023.
External links
edit- Jan Eriksson at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Jan Eriksson at WorldFootball.net