Jan Michaelsen

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Jan Michaelsen
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Michaelsen with HamKam in 2007
Personal information
Full name Jan Munk Michaelsen
Date of birth (1970-11-28) 28 November 1970 (age 53)
Place of birth Nantes, France
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Anderlecht (assistant)
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1990–1991 Svendborg
1991–1993 Vanløse
1993–1996 Hellerup
1996–2001 AB 141 (20)
2001–2004 Panathinaikos 44 (3)
2004–2008 HamKam 72 (6)
Total257(29)
International career
2000–2003 Denmark 19 (1)
Managerial career
2009 FC Copenhagen Reserves
2009–2012 FC Copenhagen U17
2012–2016 Denmark U17
2018 Fremad Amager
2019 Vendsyssel FF (assistant)
2019–2022 Nykøbing FC (youth)
2022–2024 Denmark U20
2024– Anderlecht (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Munk Michaelsen (born 28 November 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer who is assistant manager of Anderlecht. He made 20 international appearances, scoring one goal for the Denmark national team. He is the son of former Danish footballer, the late Allan Michaelsen.

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Career

Starting his career in lower-league Danish clubs, his first major club was AB, where he played 170 matches. He moved on to the Greek club Panathinaikos, for whom he played 100 matches, including numerous appearances in the Champions League. In July 2004, after winning The Double in Greece, he moved to Norwegian club HamKam.

From January 2009, Michaelsen was the head coach for F.C. Copenhagen's 2. Division team. In the 2009–10 season, he was the head coach of F.C. Copenhagen's U17-team. He succeeded Thomas Frank as head coach of the Denmark under-17 national team in 2012.

In March 2019, Michaelsen became assistant manager of Vendsyssel FF. [1] He left the job at the end of June 2019 to become head of coaching at Nykøbing FC. [2]

In November 2022, Michaelsen became manager of Danish national U20 team. [3] He left the position in August 2024 to become assistant manager to Brian Riemer at RSC Anderlecht. [4]

Honours

Akademisk Boldklub
Panathinaikos

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References

  1. JAN MICHAELSEN INDTRÆDER I TRÆNERTEAMET, vendsysselff.dk, March 2019
  2. Jan Michaelsen bliver U-træner i Nykøbing, bold.dk, 27 June 2019
  3. Ny kombineret landstræner for U23 og U20, dbu.dk, 3 November 2022
  4. Officielt: Jan Michaelsen bliver assistent for Riemer, bold.dk, 2 August 2024
  5. "POKAL 1998/1999". haslund.info. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2024.