Jan Sørensen

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.

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

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.

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