Jan B. Poulsen Explained

Jan B. Poulsen
Fullname:Jan Børge Poulsen
Birth Date:23 March 1946
Birth Place:Store Heddinge, Denmark
Youthclubs1:Store Heddinge BK
Youthclubs2:Rønne IK
Years1:1969–1976
Clubs1:Boldklubben Frem
Caps1:155
Goals1:45
Years2:1976–1978
Clubs2:Store Heddinge BK
Manageryears1:1976–1978
Managerclubs1:Store Heddinge BK
Manageryears2:1979–1980
Managerclubs2:Boldklubben Frem (reserves)
Manageryears3:1981–1982
Managerclubs3:Boldklubben Frem
Manageryears4:1983–1986
Managerclubs4:Køge Boldklub
Manageryears5:1987–1989
Managerclubs5:Boldklubben Frem
Manageryears6:1990–1992
Managerclubs6:Denmark (assistant)
Manageryears7:1992–1999
Managerclubs7:Denmark u-21
Manageryears8:2001–2003
Managerclubs8:Singapore
Manageryears9:2004
Managerclubs9:FC Bornholm
Manageryears10:2005–2006
Managerclubs10:Lyngby BK (youth)
Manageryears11:2006–2007
Managerclubs11:Jordan U-20
Manageryears12:2008–2009
Managerclubs12:Armenia
Manageryears13:2010–2012
Managerclubs13:Tanzania
Manageryears14:2013–2014
Managerclubs14:Solrød FC
Manageryears15:2014–2015
Managerclubs15:Haslev FC

Jan Børge Poulsen (born 23 March 1946) is a Danish football manager and former player who played as midfielder, spending most of his professional career at Boldklubben Frem.

Coaching career

During the 1980s Poulsen coached Boldklubben Frem and Køge Boldklub.

In 1990, he was named Richard Møller Nielsen's assistant for the Denmark national team, and he was part of the team that won the Euro 1992. After the win in 1992 he was promoted to head coach of the Denmark U21 national team. He had this job until 1999, when he was named new sporting director of the Singapore national team. When Vincent Subramaniam was sacked in 2001 due to bad results, Poulsen stepped in to replace him. This did not help Singapore and Poulsen himself was sacked in 2002.

He then returned to Denmark to a couple of minor coaching jobs. In 2006, he made an agreement with Greve Fodbold to become new head coach, but at the same time he got the offer to become coach of the Jordan U-20s. In the end he accepted the job from Jordan.

In January 2008, he accepted an offer to become the head coach of the Armenia national team. On 30 March 2009, Poulsen was relieved of his duties from the Football Federation of Armenia.

Poulsen took over as the head coach of Tanzania national team in August 2010 after being appointed by the Tanzanian Football Federation from a short-list of five from 59 applicants.[1] After four months in charge of the team, he led Tanzania to victory in the 2010 CECAFA Cup - the first win of the country since 1994.[2] He left Tanzania in May 2012 and was replaced by his fellow Dane and namesake Kim Poulsen.[3]

In August 2013 he became new manager of the Danish lower league club Solrød FC.[4] In the summer of 2014 he was named new manager of Haslev FC.[5]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2 August 2010 . New Stars Coach Sees Ray of Hope . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110724174657/http://www.dailynews.co.tz/sports/?n=10602&cat=sports . 24 July 2011 . 8 June 2010 . Daily News. Dar es Salaam.
  2. News: Tanzania crowned Cecafa champions. BBC Sport. 12 December 2010.
  3. News: Muga . Emmanuel . 12 May 2012 . Tanzania make coaching switch . en-GB . BBC Sport . 2022-01-17. Tanzania replace Jan Poulsen with namesake Kim Poulsen, bbc.co.uk, 12 May 2012.
  4. http://www.sn.dk/Sport/Omrejst-landstraener-til-Solroed/artikel/280230#.UgFhraw9WME Omrejst landstræner til Solrød
  5. Web site: Jan B. Poulsen overtager hos Haslev FC. lokalbold.dk.