| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Mikael Nilsson | ||
| Date of birth | 28 September 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Falköping, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Tomtens IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1985–1987 | IFK Falköping FF | 32 | (3) |
| 1987–2001 | IFK Göteborg | 284 | (21) |
| Total | 316 | (24) | |
| International career | |||
| 1986 | Sweden U19 | 4 | (3) |
| 1988–1990 | Sweden U21 | 14 | (1) |
| 1991–1996 | Sweden | 22 | (0) |
Medal record | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jan Mikael Nilsson (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈmîːkaɛl ˈnɪ̌lːsɔn]; born 28 September 1968) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a defender. He most notably played for IFK Göteborg with which he won six Swedish Championships and played in the UEFA Champions League. A full international between 1991 and 1996, he won 22 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at UEFA Euro 1992 and at the 1994 FIFA World Cup where Sweden finished third.