Jesper Jansson

Jesper Urban Jansson (born January 8, 1971) is a former professional footballer and the current director of football at Hammarby IF.

Jesper Jansson
Personal information
Full name Jesper Urban Jansson
Date of birth (1971-01-08) January 8, 1971
Place of birth Växjö, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 1 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Östers IF
1994–1995 AIK
1996 Djurgårdens IF 24 (1)
1997–1999 Stabæk Fotball
1999–2000 KRC Genk
2000–2004 Helsingborgs IF
2005–2006 Stabæk Fotball
2007 Högaborgs BK
National team
1986–1987 Sweden U17 13 (2)
1988 Sweden U19 8 (1)
1991–1992 Sweden U21/O 10 (0)
1994 Sweden 1 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2014 Helsingborgs IF (director of football)
2015–2016 F.C. Copenhagen (head of scouting)
2017– Hammarby IF (director of football)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

A retired professional footballer who played as a defender and a midfielder during his career, Jansson was a member of the Sweden Olympic football team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] Jansson earned one cap for the Sweden national team, making his only appearance in 1994 in a Joe Robbie Cup match against the United States.[2]

He was a part of the Helsingborgs IF team that eliminated Inter Milan to qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League.[3]

Post-playing career

After retiring, Jansson was the general manager at Helsingborgs IF between 2008 and 2014. In 2015, he was appointed head scout at F.C. Copenhagen,[4] but left a year later.

On 28 April 2017, Jansson was appointed as director of football of Hammarby IF.[5]

References
  1. "Jesper Jansson - Svensk Fotboll - Spelarstatistik".
  2. "USA - Sverige matchfakta".
  3. UEFA.com. "Internazionale-Helsingborg 2000 History | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 2020-10-20.
  4. http://www.expressen.se/kvp/sport/jesper-jansson-har-klart-med-nytt-jobb/
  5. http://www.hammarbyfotboll.se/aktuellt/nyheter/forandringar-i-hammarby-fotbolls-sportsliga-organisation/


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