Janne Andersson

Janne Andersson
Andersson managing Sweden in 2019
Personal information
Full name Jan Olof Andersson[1]
Date of birth (1962-09-29) 29 September 1962 (age 62)[2]
Place of birth Halmstad, Sweden[1]
Position(s) Forward[3]
Team information
Current team
Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1979–1986 Alets IK
1987 IS Halmia
1988–1992 Alets IK
1993 Laholms FK
Managerial career
1988–1989 Alets IK (player manager)
1990–1992 Halmstads BK (assistant manager)
1993–1998 Laholms FK (player manager)
2000–2003 Halmstads BK (assistant manager)
2004–2009 Halmstads BK
2010 Örgryte IS
2011–2016 IFK Norrköping
2016–2023 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Olof "Janne" Andersson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈjânːɛ ˈânːdɛˌʂɔn]; born 29 September 1962) is a Swedish football manager who is coach for Djurgårdens IF.

From 2004 to 2009, Andersson coached Halmstads BK in the Swedish top tier league. In 2010, he managed Örgryte in the second tier. In 2011, he was appointed as manager of IFK Norrköping, a team newly promoted to the top tier. In 2015, Andersson led the team to win the Allsvenskan title. He was appointed manager of the Sweden national team in 2016. They qualified when he was manager for the 2018 World Cup and 2020 Euro, although unsuccessful in qualifying for the 2022 World Cup and 2024 Euro competitions.

His former playing career lasted 14 years between 1979 and 1993 with different Swedish clubs.

  1. ^ a b "Sweden – J. Andersson – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Archived from the original on 11 November 2022. Retrieved 8 January 2019.
  2. ^ "2018 FIFA World Cup Russia - Coaches - Janne Andersson". 23 June 2018. Archived from the original on 23 June 2018.
  3. ^ Janne Andersson at WorldFootball.net