Jan Ove Pedersen

{{Short description|Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1968)}}

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{{Infobox football biography

| name = Jan Ove Pedersen

| fullname = Jan Ove Pedersen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|11|12|df=y}}

| birth_place = Oslo, Norway

| currentclub =

| position = Central midfielder

| youthyears1 = 1988

| youthclubs1 = Kløfta

| years1 = 1988–1995

| years2 = 1996–1999

| years3 = 1996–1997

| years4 = 1997–1998

| years5 = 1999–2005

| clubs1 = Lillestrøm

| clubs2 = Brann

| clubs3 = → Cercle Brugge (loan)

| clubs4 = → Hartlepool United (loan)

| clubs5 = SW Bregenz

| caps1 = 166

| caps2 = 85

| caps3 = 8

| caps4 = 17

| caps5 = 171

| goals1 = 15

| goals2 = 9

| goals3 = 1

| goals4 = 1

| goals5 = 81

| manageryears1 = 2005–2007

| manageryears2 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs1 = SC Bregenz

| managerclubs2 = SV Frastanz

| manageryears3 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs3 = FC Hörbranz

| manageryears4 = 2014–2015 | managerclubs4 = SV Lochau

| manageryears5 = 2016 | managerclubs5 = SC Röthis

| manageryears6 = 2017 | managerclubs6 = SV Lochau (assistant)

| manageryears7 = 2018–2019 | managerclubs7 = SV Lochau

| manageryears8 = 2019– | managerclubs8 = Lyngdal

| nationalyears1 = 1984

| nationalyears2 = 1985

| nationalyears3 = 1986

| nationalyears4 = 1985

| nationalyears5 = 1988–1989

| nationalyears6 = 1989

| nationalyears7 = 1988–1994

| nationalteam1 = Norway U15

| nationalteam2 = Norway U16

| nationalteam3 = Norway U17

| nationalteam4 = Norway U19

| nationalteam5 = Norway U21

| nationalteam6 = Norway B

| nationalteam7 = Norway

| nationalcaps1 = 3

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalcaps3 = 6

| nationalcaps4 = 5

| nationalcaps5 = 3

| nationalcaps6 = 1

| nationalcaps7 = 17

| nationalgoals1 = 1

| nationalgoals2 = 1

| nationalgoals3 = 1

| nationalgoals4 = 1

| nationalgoals5 = 0

| nationalgoals6 = 0

| nationalgoals7 = 1

}}

Jan Ove Pedersen (born 12 November 1968) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He was manager of SC Bregenz in the Austrian Regional League, the third-highest division in Austrian football, until his sacking on 28 October 2007.

During his playing career, he turned out for Lillestrøm and Brann of Norway, Cercle Brugge and SW Bregenz of Austria, as well as a loanspell at the English club Hartlepool United.