Jan Fuglset Explained

Jan Fuglset
Fullname:Jan Fuglset
Birth Date:1 October 1945
Birth Place:Molde, Norway
Position:Striker
Years1:1963–1967
Clubs1:Molde
Caps1:79
Goals1:48
Years2:1967–1972
Clubs2:Fredrikstad
Caps2:93
Goals2:52
Years3:1973–1982
Clubs3:Molde
Caps3:116
Goals3:57
Totalcaps:288
Totalgoals:157
Nationalyears1:1970–1974
Nationalteam1:Norway
Nationalcaps1:20
Nationalgoals1:6
Manageryears1:1982–1984
Managerclubs1:Molde
Manageryears2:1992–1993
Managerclubs2:Molde

Jan Fuglset (born 1 October 1945) is a Norwegian former professional football player. Fuglset is known as one of the leading goal-scorers in the Norwegian top division with 109 goals from 1967–1982.[1] He is the brother of Tor Fuglset.

Club career

Fuglset started his career in his hometown club Molde FK. From 1967 to 1972 he played for Fredrikstad FK, while he took a teacher-education in Halden. In 1971 he became top goal scorer in the First Division with 17 goals.[2] In 93 first tier matches for Fredrikstad, he scored 52 goals.

In 1973, he was back in Molde, and played for Molde FK until he retired from football in 1982. In the final game of the 1976 league season, he scored all goals in a 6–0 drubbing of Strømsgodset IF, which saved his club from relegation, and relegated the opposition instead. Six goals in one game is still, as of 2019, a joint record for the Norwegian top division that Fuglset share with Odd Iversen. The six goals made him top goal scorer in 1976 with 17 goals.[3] [2] He became top scorer in the top division for Fredrikstad in 1971 and for Molde in 1976 and is, alongside Thorstein Helstad, Odd Iversen, Frode Johnsen one of only four players who have become top scorer in the Norwegian top flight with two different clubs.

Career statistics

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
ClubSeasonLeagueNorwegian CupContinentalOtherTotal
DivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Molde1963Norwegian Third Division94094
1964Norwegian Third Division12441165
1965Norwegian Third Division1417211618
1966Norwegian Third Division1417341721
1967Norwegian Third Division117341411
Total604912107259
Fredrikstad1968Norwegian First Division?10????????
1969Norwegian First Division?7????????
1970Norwegian First Division?6????????
1971Norwegian First Division1817????????
1972Norwegian First Division?12????????
Total52
Molde1973Norwegian Second Division1818412219
1974Norwegian First Division2011562517
1975Norwegian First Division1981010218
1976Norwegian First Division2017322319
1977Norwegian First Division21811229
1978Norwegian First Division1051021136
1979Norwegian Second Division19644212512
1980Norwegian First Division22643269
1981Norwegian Second Division1634320226
1982Norwegian First Division211031
1983Norwegian Second Division001010
Total1678329203141203105

International career

Jan Fuglset was capped 20 times for Norway and scored six international goals. He made his debut against Finland on 17 June 1970.His first two international goals came in his third match in an international friendly against Iceland on 26 May 1971, a game Norway won 3-1.His last international appearance was against Yugoslavia on 30 October 1974.[4]

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.

International goals by date, venue, cap, opponent, score, result and competition
scope=colNo.scope=colDatescope=colVenuescope=colCapscope=colOpponentscope=colScorescope=colResultscope=colCompetition
scope=row style=text-align:center126 May 1971Brann Stadion, Bergen, Norway32–13–1Friendly
scope=row style=text-align:center23–1
scope=row style=text-align:center325 August 1971Helsinki Olympic Stadium, Helsinki, Finland81–01–1Nordic Championship
scope=row style=text-align:center426 September 1971Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway101–31–4Nordic Championship
scope=row style=text-align:center53 August 1972Stavanger Stadion, Stavanger, Norway141–04–11974 FIFA World Cup qualification
scope=row style=text-align:center617 September 1972Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway151–11–3Nordic Championship

Source:[4]

Coaching career

Fuglset served as a player-coach in 1976, and was the head coach of Molde in two periods.

Honours

As player

Fredrikstad

Runner-up 1969, Runner-up 1971[5]

Individual

As coach

Molde

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Historisk statistikk - Toppscorer . no . 11 November 2011 . . 4 October 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121004205222/http://fotball.adressa.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?stats=true&type=histgoals . dead .
  2. http://www.fotball.no/Documents/PDF/2009/Statistikk/Seriespill/toppscorere-menn-1948_2009.pdf?epslanguage=en Toppscoreremenn 1948–2009
  3. Web site: Visste du at... . no . MFKweb.org . 11 November 2011.
  4. Web site: Jan Fuglset . no . 11 November 2011 . Thomas . Søfting.
  5. Web site: Jan Fuglset . no . ffksupporter.net . 11 November 2011.
  6. Web site: Vi brøt en stor barriere og viste at Molde kunne komme til Ullevaal . no . . 19 May 2011 . 11 November 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110811155721/http://fotball.rbnett.no/mfk100/article200925.ece . 11 August 2011 .