Jan Christiansen
{{short description|Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1941)}}
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{{Infobox football biography
| name = Jan Christiansen
| image =
| fullname = Jan Clifford Christiansen
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1941|4|8|df=y}}
| height =
| position = Midfielder
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 =
| years1 = 1962–1963
| clubs1 = Lillestrøm
| caps1 =
| goals1 =
| years2 = 1966–1975
| clubs2 = Rosenborg
| caps2 = 169
| goals2 = 25
| years3 = 1976
| clubs3 = Røros
| nationalyears1 = 1969–1973
| nationalteam1 = Norway
| nationalcaps1 = 13
| nationalgoals1 = 0
| manageryears1 = 1975
| managerclubs1 = Rosenborg
| manageryears2 = 1976
| managerclubs2 = Røros
}}
Jan Clifford Christiansen (born 8 April 1941) is a Norwegian former football player and coach. He played for Rosenborg BK in Trondheim from 1966 to 1975, earning three league titles and one cup championship. Christiansen was capped 13 times for Norway national football team. Christiansen coached Rosenborg BK in the 1975 season.
Biography
Jan Christiansen came to Trondheim in 1965 as student at the Norwegian Institute of Technology. Prior to this, he had played football for his hometown team Enebakk IF and in the second division for Lillestrøm. From 1966, Christiansen played regularly as midfielder for Rosenborg. In the seasons 1967–1975 while Rosenborg played in the Norwegian top division, Christiansen played 160 matches and scored 25 goals.{{cite web|url = http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?service=default&stats=true&type=person&personId=1245|title = Statistics for Jan Christiansen|accessdate = 2 January 2009|publisher = Aftenposten|language = Norwegian|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120213104445/http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?service=default&stats=true&type=person&personId=1245|archive-date = 13 February 2012|url-status = dead}}{{cite web|url=http://www.rbk.no/info/article121491.ece |title=The 1968 Season |accessdate=2 January 2009 |publisher=Rosenborg BK |language=Norwegian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20110605190852/http://www.rbk.no/info/article121491.ece |archivedate= 5 June 2011 }} Christiansen was captain of both Rosenborg BK and the Norwegian national team.
Christiansen was playing coach of Rosenborg BK in the 1975 season, and in the 1976 season he was playing coach of Røros IL. Christiansen is now retired, and lives in Enebakk.
Honours
- Norwegian Premier League champion: 1967, 1969, 1971,
- Norwegian Premier League runner-up: 1968, 1970, 1973
- Norwegian Cup champion: 1971{{cite web|url = http://www.nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/nrk_trondelag/sport_nrk_trondelag/rbk/1.1065148
|title = Mestvinnende med RBK|accessdate =2 January 2009|publisher = Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation|language = Norwegian}}
- Norwegian Cup runner-up: 1967, 1972, 1973
References
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{{Rosenborg Ballklub managers}}
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Category:Norway men's international footballers
Category:Norwegian football managers
Category:Norwegian men's footballers
Category:Footballers from Akershus
Category:Lillestrøm SK players
Category:Rosenborg BK managers
Category:Norwegian Institute of Technology alumni