Jan Birkelund

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Jan Birkelund
Personal information
Full name Jan Birkelund
Date of birth November 10, 1950(1950-11-10)
Place of birth    Oslo, Norway
Date of death    February 28, 1983 (aged 32)
Playing position central defender
Club information
Current club deceased
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1968-1976
1977-1978		 Skeid
Lillestrøm		 223 (?)
44 (9)   
National team2
1973-1978 Flag of Norway Norway 33 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 31 December 2007.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of 31 December 2007.
* Appearances (Goals)

Jan Birkelund (November 10, 1950 — February 28, 1983) was a Norwegian footballer.

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[edit] Club career

A tall and strong central defender, on club level he played for Skeid and Lillestrøm. Birkelund became cup champion with Skeid in 1974, and won "The Double" with Lillestrøm in 1977. Lifting the cup trophy in 1978 as well, the cup final turned out to be his last match. After the season he retired because doctors had discovered a heart disease, which led to his death four years later.

He played a total of 130 games in the Tippeligaen[1]

[edit] Internationals career

In addition, he was capped 33 times for Norway.[2]

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ^ Elitserien stats - Aftenposten
  2. ^ Norway - Record International Players - RSSSF