Jan Dam (born 7 September 1968) is a Faroese former professional

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who played as a defender. At present, he works as a teacher at a Faroese public school and also as a reserve team coach at the football club

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Club career

Dam made his debut in Faroese football at the age of 17 with

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as a defender in the 1986 season and remained with the club for ten years before he moved abroad to Danish side

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. He returned home after only one season to join KÍ Klaksvík and later HB again and B68.

International career

Dam made his debut for the

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in an August 1990 friendly match against

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in which he immediately scored from the penalty spot after coming on as a substitute for Abraham Løkin Hansen. The penalty was awarded after foul on Jan. His second match was the 1–0 defeat of

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, his country's first competitive match. On his third international duty, away to

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, he set

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out of the game, despite Faroes losing the match 4–1. His last international match was an April 2000 friendly against

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. Dam collected 39 caps, scoring one goal. Faroe Islands - Record International Players
- RSSSF

Career statistics

:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Dam goal.''

References

External links

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1968 births Living people Faroese men's footballers Men's association football defenders Faroe Islands men's international footballers Havnar Bóltfelag players Klaksvíkar Ítróttarfelag players B68 Toftir players Ølstykke FC players {{Faroes-footy-bio-stub