Jan Olsson (footballer, born 1942) explained

Jan Olsson
Birth Date:30 March 1942
Birth Place:Halmstad, Sweden
Position:Defender
Years1:1961–1965
Clubs1:Halmstads BK
Caps1:156
Goals1:12
Years2:1965–1978
Clubs2:Åtvidabergs FF
Caps2:230
Goals2:1
Totalcaps:386
Totalgoals:13
Nationalyears1:1973–1974
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:17
Nationalgoals1:0
Fullname:Jan Olof Olsson

Jan Olof "Janne" Olsson (born 30 March 1942) is a Swedish former footballer who played mostly as a defender. He represented Halmstads BK and Åtvidabergs FF during a club career that spanned between 1961 and 1978. A full international between 1973 and 1974, he won 17 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Olsson played for Åtvidabergs FF in Allsvenskan during the 1960s and 1970s, and he became Swedish champion with the club in 1972 and 1973.[2]

International career

Olsson played 17 times for the Sweden national team and was a member of the squad in the 1974 FIFA World Cup. He is largely remembered for being victim of the very first Cruyff turn in Sweden's match against Holland at the 1974 World Cup in West Germany.[3] [4]

Honours

Åtvidabergs FF

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden men's national football team stats . Swedish . passagen.se . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606000450/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm . 2012-06-06 .
  2. Web site: ”Vart fan tog bollen vägen?” . 2022-12-22 . www.aftonbladet.se . sv.
  3. http://www.espnfc.com/blog/_/name/worldcupcentral/id/3495?cc=5739 "All-time Top 20: No. 3 Johan Cruyff"
  4. Web site: World Cup: 25 stunning moments … No25: the Cruyff Turn is born in 1974. 11 June 2014. Guardian. 24 March 2016.