Jan Sørensen

Jan Sørensen

Footballer

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Career & Clubs

Career

Sørensen started his career with Glostrup, before joining Frem in Denmark ahead of the 1977 season. He proceeded to move abroad to play professionally for Belgian team Club Brugge in 1977. He reached the 1978 European Cup final with Club Brugge, which they lost to English club Liverpool. He played six seasons at Club Brugge, scoring a total of 63 goals in 185 matches, and winning two Belgian Jupiler League championships. He left the club in 1983, and moved to the Netherlands to play for Twente, Feyenoord, Excelsior and Ajax. He ended his active career with Portimonense in Portugal. Following his retirement, he was appointed manager of Walsall in June 1997. He spent eleven months at the club, leaving again in May 1998. He later became sports director of Danish club Hvidovre.

Career statistics

Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Sørensen goal.

Club
AFC Ajax (1987–1987)
Club
Boldklubben Frem (1977–1977)
Club
Club Brugge K.V. (1977–1983)
Club
Excelsior Rotterdam (1986–1987)
Club
FC Twente (1983–1985)
Club
Feyenoord Rotterdam (1985–1986)
Club
Portimonense S.C. (1987–1989)
Club
Denmark men's national football team (1977–1980)
National team
Denmark

Personal

Later life and death

Jan ran a pub called the Prince of Wales in the Tamworth area. Sørensen died following a long illness on 16 February 2024, at the age of 68.

Legacy

Honours

Player

Club Brugge

Belgian First Division: 1977–78, 1979–80 Belgian Cup runner-up: 1978–79, 1982–83 Belgian Supercup: 1980 European Champion Clubs' Cup runner-up: 1977–78 Jules Pappaert Cup: 1978 Bruges Matins: 1979, 1981 Japan Cup Kirin World Soccer: 1981

Clubs

Played together with

Archive

Passport
Identifiers & aliases
Description

Danish association football player and manager (1955–2024)

Position

forward

Extract from Wikipedia

Jan Johnsen Sørensen was a Danish professional footballer who played as a striker. He most notably played professionally for Belgian club Club Brugge as well as Twente, Feyenoord and Ajax in the Netherlands. He played 11 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark national team from 1977 to 1980.

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