Jan Svensson (footballer, born 1956)

Jan Svensson
Personal information
Full name	Jan Ingemar Svensson
Date of birth	24 April 1956 (age 68)
Place of birth	Söderköping, Sweden
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1974–1976	IK Sleipner
1977–1983	IFK Norrköping
1983–1986	Eintracht Frankfurt
1986–1987	IFK Norrköping
1988–1990	FC Wettingen
International career
1979–1985	Sweden
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Ingemar Svensson (born 24 April 1956) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder and made 26 appearances for the Sweden national team.^[1]

Career

Svensson made his debut for Sweden on 5 September 1979 in a UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying match against France, which finished as a 1–3 loss. He went on to make 26 appearances, scoring 4 goals, before making his last appearance on 16 October 1985 in the 1–2 loss against Czechoslovakia.^[2]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[2]

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Sweden	1979	5	3
	1980	1	0
	1981	5	1
	1982	8	0
	1984	1	0
	1985	6	0
Total		26	4

International goals

No.	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 October 1979	Sparta Stadium, Prague, Czechoslovakia	Czechoslovakia	1–3	1–4	UEFA Euro 1980 qualifying
2	17 November 1979	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	2–0	5–0	Friendly
3	17 November 1979	National Stadium, Kallang, Singapore	Singapore	3–0	5–0	Friendly
4	24 June 1981	Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm, Sweden	Portugal	3–0	3–0	1982 FIFA World Cup qualification