Jan Sørensen

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Jan Sørensen (born May 14, 1955) is a Danish former football (soccer) player, who played in the striker position. He most notably played professionally for Belgian club Club Brugge as well as Feyenoord Rotterdam and Ajax Amsterdam in the Netherlands. He played 11 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark national football team from 1977 to 1980.

Sørensen started his career with BK Frem in Denmark, before moving abroad to play professionally for Belgian team Club Brugge in 1977. He reached the 1978 European Cup final with Club Brugge, which was lost to English club Liverpool FC. 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 FC Twente, Feyenoord Rotterdam, Excelsior Rotterdam, and Ajax Amsterdam. He ended his active career with Portimonense SC in Portugal.

Following his retirement, he was appointed manager of Walsall FC in June 1997. He spent 11 months at the club, leaving again in May 1998. He later became sports director of Danish club Hvidovre IF.