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Jan Birkelund (10 November 1950 – 28 February 1983) was a Norwegian footballer.

Jan Birkelund

Personal information
Full name	Jan Birkelund
Date of birth	(1950-11-10)10 November 1950
Place of birth	Oslo, Norway
Date of death	28 February 1983(1983-02-28) (aged 32)
Position(s)	central defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1968–1976	Skeid	223	(?)
1977–1978	Lillestrøm	44	(9)
National team
1973–1978	Norway	33	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

A tall and strong central defender, at club level he played for Skeid and Lillestrøm. Birkelund won the Norwegian championship, the cup champion with Skeid in 1974, and won "The Double" with Lillestrøm in 1977. Lifting the Championship trophy in 1978 as well, the cup final turned out to be his last match. Shortly before the start of the 1979 season, Birkelund was diagnosed with a heart defect, and retired from football on the advice of his doctors. Four years later, Birkelund died as a result of cardiac arrest.

He played a total of 130 games in the First Division.[1]

Internationals career

In addition, he was capped 33 times for Norway.[2]

References

External links

• National team appearances

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Jan Birkelund (Oslo, 10 novembre 1950 – Ullern, 28 febbraio 1983) è stato un calciatore norvegese, di ruolo difensore.

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