Jan Eriksson (footballer, born 1962)

Jan Erik Wilhelm "Janne" Eriksson (born 27 April 1962) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. He played in Allsvenskan for AIK, had a brief spell with Standard Liège in Belgium, and played collegiately in the United States. He also represented the Sweden U19 and U21 teams.

Not to be confused with Jan Eriksson (footballer, born 1967).

Jan Eriksson
Personal information
Full name Jan Erik Wilhelm Eriksson
Date of birth (1962-04-27) 27 April 1962
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1968–1976 Älvsjö AIK
College career
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1985 Davis & Elkins College
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1977–1982 AIK 35 (0)
1983 Standard Liège
1983–1984 AIK 0 (0)
1986–1988 Spårvägens GoIF
1989 Vasalunds IF
1990–1992 Spårvägens GoIF
International career
1979 Sweden U19 9 (0)
1981–1982 Sweden U21 6 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Early career and AIK

Eriksson started off his footballing career with Älvsjö AIK before signing with AIK as a youth player in 1977.[1] He made his Allsvenskan debut for AIK on 4 May 1981 in a home game at Råsunda Stadium against Kalmar FF, playing for 90 minutes at right back in a 3–1 win.[1] He made another 23 appearances for AIK during the 1981 season as AIK finished 8th.[1] Eriksson missed the first half of the 1982 season with an ankle injury but played in 11 games during the second half of the season as the team finished 11th in the table.[1]

Standard Liege, return to AIK, and college soccer

In January 1983, Eriksson signed with Standard Liège after impressing during a two-week trial with the club.[1] However, he only stayed with the club for two months before returning to AIK ahead of the 1983 Allsvenskan season.[1]

Eriksson's return to AIK was unsuccessful, as he failed to appear in any games and instead decided to leave Sweden in 1984 to play college soccer in the United States for Davis & Elkins College.[1] After a successful 1984 NCAA Division II season, Eriksson was named a 1984 NCAA Division II All-American as he helped his team win the 1984 West Virginia Intercollegiate Athletic Conference.[2][3][4]

Return to Sweden and retirement

After spending two years in the United States, Eriksson returned to Sweden in 1986 and represented Spårvägens GoIF and Vasalunds IF before retiring from competitive football following an Achilles' heel injury in 1992.[1]

International career

Eriksson represented the Sweden U19 a total of nine times.[5][1] He also played six games for the Sweden U21 team.[5][1]

Honours

Davis & Elkins College

Individual

References
  1. "500 AIK:are - Jan Eriksson". www.aik.se. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  2. "Forward - Fall 2018". Issuu. 21 December 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  3. "Men's Soccer History". Davis and Elkins College Athletics. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  4. "WVIAC Men's Soccer First Team All-Americans". WVIAC. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  5. "Jan Eriksson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 February 2021.
  6. "Men's Soccer First Team All-WVIAC History". WVIAC. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
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