Jan Christiansen

Jan Clifford Christiansen (born 8 April 1941) is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played for Rosenborg BK in Trondheim from 1966 to 1975, earning three league titles and one cup championship. Christiansen was capped 13 times for Norway national football team. Christiansen coached Rosenborg BK in the 1975 season.

Jan Christiansen
Personal information
Full name Jan Clifford Christiansen
Date of birth (1941-04-08) 8 April 1941
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1962–1963 Lillestrøm
1966–1975 Rosenborg 169 (25)
1976 Røros
International career
1969–1973 Norway 13 (0)
Managerial career
1975 Rosenborg
1976 Røros
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Biography

Jan Christiansen came to Trondheim in 1965 as student at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. Prior to this, he had played football for his hometown team Enebakk IF and in the second division for Lillestrøm. From 1966, Christiansen played regularly as midfielder for Rosenborg. In the seasons 1967–1975 while Rosenborg played in the Norwegian top division, Christiansen played 160 matches and scored 25 goals.[1][2] Christiansen was captain of both Rosenborg BK and the Norwegian national team.

Christiansen was playing coach of Rosenborg BK in the 1975 season, and in the 1976 season he was playing coach of Røros IL. Christiansen is now retired, and lives in Enebakk.

Honours
Rosenborg BK

References
  1. "Statistics for Jan Christiansen" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 13 February 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  2. "The 1968 Season" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Archived from the original on 5 June 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
  3. "Mestvinnende med RBK" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 January 2009.
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