Jan Munk Michaelsen (born 28 November 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer who is assistant manager of Anderlecht. He made 20 international appearances, scoring one goal for the Denmark national team. He is the son of former Danish footballer, the late Allan Michaelsen.
 Michaelsen with HamKam in 2007 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Munk Michaelsen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Nantes, France | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Anderlecht (assistant) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1991 | Svendborg | ||
| 1991–1993 | Vanløse | ||
| 1993–1996 | Hellerup | ||
| 1996–2001 | AB | 141 | (20) |
| 2001–2004 | Panathinaikos | 44 | (3) |
| 2004–2008 | HamKam | 72 | (6) |
| Total | 257 | (29) | |
| International career | |||
| 2000–2003 | Denmark | 19 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | FC Copenhagen Reserves | ||
| 2009–2012 | FC Copenhagen U17 | ||
| 2012–2016 | Denmark U17 | ||
| 2018 | Fremad Amager | ||
| 2019 | Vendsyssel FF (assistant) | ||
| 2019–2022 | Nykøbing FC (youth) | ||
| 2022–2024 | Denmark U20 | ||
| 2024– | Anderlecht (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Career
editStarting his career in lower-league Danish clubs, his first major club was AB, where he played 170 matches. He moved on to the Greek club Panathinaikos, for whom he played 100 matches, including numerous appearances in the Champions League. In July 2004, after winning The Double in Greece, he moved to Norwegian club HamKam.
From January 2009, Michaelsen was the head coach for F.C. Copenhagen's 2. Division team. In the 2009–10 season, he was the head coach of F.C. Copenhagen's U17-team. He succeeded Thomas Frank as head coach of the Denmark under-17 national team in 2012.
In March 2019, Michaelsen became assistant manager of Vendsyssel FF.[1] He left the job at the end of June 2019 to become head of coaching at Nykøbing FC.[2]
In November 2022, Michaelsen became manager of Danish national U20 team.[3] He left the position in August 2024 to become assistant manager to Brian Riemer at RSC Anderlecht.[4]
Honours
edit- Akademisk Boldklub
- Danish Cup: 1998–99[5]
- Panathinaikos
References
edit- ^ JAN MICHAELSEN INDTRÆDER I TRÆNERTEAMET, vendsysselff.dk, March 2019
- ^ Jan Michaelsen bliver U-træner i Nykøbing, bold.dk, 27 June 2019
- ^ Ny kombineret landstræner for U23 og U20, dbu.dk, 3 November 2022
- ^ Officielt: Jan Michaelsen bliver assistent for Riemer, bold.dk, 2 August 2024
- ^ "POKAL 1998/1999". haslund.info. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
edit- Jan Michaelsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Jan Michaelsen at National-Football-Teams.com