Jan Tore Amundsen (footballer, born 1968)

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Jan Tore Amundsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1968-08-30) 30 August 1968 (age 54)
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Position(s) midfielder
Youth career
Rælingen
–1986 Lillestrøm
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1987–1988 Lillestrøm 5 (0)
1989–1992 Lyn
1993 Drøbak-Frogn
1994 Skjetten
International career
1985 Norway U16 5 (1)
1986 Norway U17 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan Tore Amundsen (born 30 August 1968) is a retired Norwegian football midfielder.

From Rælingen, [1] he joined Lillestrøm's junior setup and represented Norway as a youth international. [2] [3] On the road to Lillestrøm's 1986 Junior Norwegian Championship win, Amundsen scored three goals in Lillestrøm's 4-1 quarter-final victory over Start. [4] Ahead of the 1987 season he was drafted into the senior squad, among others together with Jan Ove Pedersen and Roar Øien. [5]

Amundsen was unable to earn a regular spot in Lillestrøm's line-up and he quietly left the club. Along with Stein Amundsen, Bård Bjerkeland and Tom Sundby, he was one of four players who transferred to Lyn. [6] From 1989 through 1992 he played for Lyn in Eliteserien and 1. divisjon. [1] He went on to Drøbak-Frogn IL [7] and Skjetten SK. [8]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Jan Tore Amundsen som Lynspiller" (in Norwegian). Lynhistorie. Retrieved 2 November 2020.
  2. "Norges Fotballforbund har tatt ut følgende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 26 July 1985.
  3. Jan Tore Amundsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  4. "Komfortabel LSK-seier", Romerikes Blad, 22 September 1986, p. 9
  5. "Palmesus for LSK", Aftenposten 25 November 1986, p. 10
  6. "Lyn-visitt på Åråsen", Romerikes Blad, 21 July 1992, p. 13
  7. "Amundsen til Drøbak/Frogn" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 24 November 1992.
  8. Romerikes Blad 29 April 1994, p. 17