JJ
The basics
Quick facts
Intro
Swedish footballer
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Male
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Birth:
8 January 1971(Växjö, Växjö Municipality, Kronoberg County, Sweden)
The details
Biography
Jesper Jansson (born January 8, 1971 in Växjö) is a retired professional footballer from Sweden, who played as a defender and a midfielder during his career. He was a member of the Sweden national football team competing at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Jansson earned one cap for the national team, making his only appearance on February 20, 1994 during the Joe Robbie Cup match against the United States.
After retiring, Jansson was the general manager at Helsingborgs IF between 2008 and 2014. In 2015, he was appointed head scout at F.C. Copenhagen, but left a year later.
On 28 April 2017, Jansson was appointed as the new director of football of Hammarby IF.