Jan "Janne" Olsson (born 30 March 1942) is a Swedish former footballer who played mostly as a defender.

Jan Olsson

Jan Olsson (left) facing Yugoslavian Dragan Džajić at the 1974 FIFA World Cup
Personal information
Date of birth	(1942-03-30) 30 March 1942 (age 80)
Place of birth	Halmstad, Sweden
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1961–1965	Halmstads BK	156	(12)
1965–1978	Åtvidabergs FF	230	(1)
Total		386	(13)
National team
1973–1974	Sweden[1]	17	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

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

International career

Jan played 17 times for the Swedish 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.[2][3]

References

External links

• Jan Olsson at WorldFootball.net

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[fr] Jan Olsson (football, 1942)

[ru] Ульссон, Ян (1942)