Jan Erlend Kruse
Jan Erlend Kruse (born 31 August 1968) is a Norwegian former footballer.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 31 August 1968 | ||
Position(s) |
Defender Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
– | Nordlandet | ||
– | Clausenengen | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1986 | Clausenengen | ? | (?) |
1987–1989 | Brann | 40 | (4) |
1990–1991 | Molde | 40 | (7) |
1992 | Hamkam | 12 | (0[1]) |
1993 | Averøykam | ? | (?) |
1994–1998 | Vålerenga | 47 | (3) |
1997 | → Skeid (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1998 | → Clausenengen (loan) | ? | (?) |
1998–2000 | Panionios | ? | (?) |
National team | |||
1986 | Norway U17 | 5 | (0) |
1988 | Norway U21 | 1 | (0) |
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Club career
Hailing from Kristiansund, he came through the ranks of talent factory Clausenengen before joining first-tier club Brann in 1987.[2][3] After two seasons there, he took two seasons in Molde and one in Hamkam.[4] In 1993 he spent several months on free transfer before joining third-tier club Averøykameratene in March.[5] He did however manage to return to the top flight with Vålerenga, where he stayed until the summer of 1997 when he was loaned out to Skeid. He was also loaned out to Clausenengen in the spring of 1998 before venturing to Greek football and Panionios. After two years there he retired in 2000.[4][6]
International career
Kruse was capped a total of 6 games for Norway at international youth level.[2]
References
- Hamkam.no
- "Jan Erlend Kruse Profile Fotball.no". www.fotball.no. Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 7 June 2019.
- "Kruse" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 November 1986.
- Weltfussball
- "Fra Hamarkameratene til Averøykameratene" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 25 March 1993.
- "Fra Enga til Enga". VG (in Norwegian). 2 April 1998. p. 35.