Jan Olsson (footballer, born 1944)

Jan Viktor Olsson (18 March 1944 – 18 May 2023) was a Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He represented GAIS, VfB Stuttgart, and Örgryte IS during a club career that spanned between 1965 and 1977. A full international between 1967 and 1973, he won 22 caps and scored one goal for the Sweden national team and played at the 1970 FIFA World Cup. He was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year in 1970.

Not to be confused with Jan Olsson (footballer, born 1942).

Jan Olsson
Olsson in 1968
Personal information
Full name Jan Viktor Olsson
Date of birth (1944-03-18)18 March 1944
Place of birth Kungshamn, Sweden
Date of death 18 May 2023(2023-05-18) (aged 79)
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1965–1969 GAIS 92 (23)
1969–1971 VfB Stuttgart 64 (20)
1971–1974 GAIS 52 (2)
1975–1977 Örgryte IS 52 (5)
Total 260 (50)
International career
1967–1973 Sweden[2] 22 (1)
Managerial career
1994–1995 Eintracht Braunschweig
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Olsson played for Gais before he became a professional with VfB Stuttgart in 1969. In 1971, he returned to Gais. He is remembered as a rough midfielder and defender.

International career

In the 1970 FIFA World Cup Olsson played the first two matches against Italy, where he marked the Italian forward Gigi Riva with tenacity and vigor, and Israel. However he did not play the last match against Uruguay. In total he was capped 22 times for the Sweden national team.

Post-playing career

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

Death

Olsson died on 18 May 2023, at the age of 79.[3][4]

Honours

Individual

References
  1. "Jan Olsson". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  2. "Sweden national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 6 June 2012.
  4. Pearson, Sebastian. "Jan Olsson död - blev 79 år". Fotbollskanalen. Retrieved 19 May 2023.
  5. "Stora Grabbars Märke". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
  6. "Här är alla tidigare vinnare av Guldbollen". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 December 2022.
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