Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 August 1968 | ||
Height | 1.76 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
Position(s) | midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
Rælingen | |||
–1986 | Lillestrøm | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (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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