Jan Olsson

Defender, Football player

1942 –

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Who is Jan Olsson?

Jan "Janne" Olsson is a former Swedish footballer.

Jan Olsson played mostly as a midfielder for Åtvidabergs FF in Allsvenskan during the 1960s and 70s, and he became Swedish champion with the club in 1972 and 1973.

Jan played 17 times for the Swedish national team and was a member of the squad in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

He would be remembered for the game in the 1974 world cup match in West Germany playing for Sweden v Holland when he was the victim of the famous Johan Cruyff turn.

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Born
Mar 30, 1942
Halmstad
Nationality
  • Sweden
Lived in
  • Halmstad

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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