Jan Olsson

Midfielder, Football player

1944 –

63

Who is Jan Olsson?

Jan Viktor Olsson is a Swedish former footballer.

Olsson played for Gais before he became a professional with VfB Stuttgart in 1969. In 1971, he returned to Gais. He's remembered as a rough midfielder and defender. In the 1970 FIFA World Cup he famously marked the Italian forward Luigi Riva. In total he was capped 22 times for the Swedish national team.

He was the manager of Eintracht Braunschweig from July 1994 until September 1995.

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Born
Mar 17, 1944
Kungshamn
Nationality
  • Sweden
Lived in
  • Kungshamn

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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