Jan Kristiansen (born 4 August 1981) is a Danish former professional

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who played as a

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Biography

Kristiansen made his

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debut for

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in the 1999–2000 season, which ended in the club being

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to the Danish 1st Division. After a single season in the 1st Division, Kristiansen returned strongly to the Superliga and he would miss only two of 130 Superliga games over the following four seasons. Since November 2000 he was a member of various Danish national youth teams, and he was selected the 2002 Danish ''Under-21 Player of the Year''. On 12 February 2003, he debuted for the senior Danish national team, coming on as a substitute in a 4–1 win against

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, and Kristiansen ended the 2002–03 season as joint Superliga top scorer, he and Søren Frederiksen both scoring 18 goals. On 12 January 2006, it was announced that Kristiansen would leave Esbjerg fB with immediate effect and move abroad to 1. FC Nürnberg, at that time in the playing Bundesliga. In the 2006–07 seasons, he won the

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with the Franconians, scoring the winning goal in extra time, as Nürnberg beat

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3–2. In July 2008, he returned to his homeland when he signed a five-year contract with Brøndby IF. On 15 July 2013, he signed a half-year contract with

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. On 5 August 2016 Kristiansen announced, that he would retire and continue working as a realtor.

Honours

1. FC Nürnberg *

: 2006–07 Individual * Danish ''Under-21 Player of the Year'': 2002 * Danish Superliga Top Goalscorer: 2002–03

References

External links

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Official Danish Superliga stats
* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Kristiansen, Jan 1981 births Living people People from Varde Municipality Danish men's footballers Association football midfielders Denmark international footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Denmark youth international footballers Esbjerg fB players 1. FC Nürnberg players Brøndby IF players FC Vestsjælland players FC Roskilde players Danish Superliga players Bundesliga players Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate footballers in Germany Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark