Jan Svensson (footballer, born 1944)

Jan "Lillen" Svensson (born 27 April 1944) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a midfielder, best known for representing Hammarby IF and Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan.

Jan Svensson

Svensson with Djurgårdens IF in 1968.
Personal information
Full name	Jan Svensson
Date of birth	(1944-04-27) 27 April 1944 (age 81)
Place of birth	Karlskrona, Sweden
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
–1966	Saltö BK
1967–1971	Djurgårdens IF	89	(11)
1972–1973	IS Halmia
1974–1979	Hammarby IF	117	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Saltö BK

Born in Karlskrona, Svensson started his career with local club Saltö BK. In 1966, Saltö was relegated from Division 3, Sweden's third tier, due to being deducted 14 points by the Swedish FA after Svensson had been incorrectly registered during the season.^[1]

Djurgårdens IF

In 1967, Svensson moved to Djurgårdens IF in Allsvenskan. Known as a hard-working central midfielder, he made 89 appearances for the club and scored eleven goals.^[2][3][4]

IS Halmia

Between 1972 and 1974, Svensson played for IS Halmia. He was later voted as one of the best eleven players to ever had represented the club.^[5]

Hammarby IF

In 1974, Svensson returned to Stockholm but moved to Hammarby IF, one of Djurgården's biggest rivals.^[6] He started to work as a groundskeeper at Zinkensdamms IP, where Hammarby's bandy section played their home games.^[7]

Svensson went on to play six full seasons with Hammarby in Allsvenskan, playing a total of 117 games but failing to score a single competitive goal.^[8] He retired from football at the end of 1979, aged 34.^[9]