Jan Olof "Janne" Andersson (; born 29 September 1962) is a Swedish football coach who manages the Sweden national team. He is also a former player, with his playing career lasting 14 years between 1979 and 1993 playing for different Swedish clubs.

Playing career

Andersson spent the majority of his playing career with

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, but also briefly represented IS Halma and Laholms FK. A prolific goalscorer, he is Alet IK's all-time highest goalscorer and scored five goals in his last-ever appearance for the club.

Managerial career

Early career

During Andersson's early managerial years, he managed Alets IK and Laholms FK.

Halmstad

While at

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, Andersson's team knocked out Portuguese giants

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in the

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, who had made it all the way to the UEFA cup final the previous year.

Örgryte

He took over Superettan team

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in December 2009, who had just been relegated from Allsvenskan. During Andersson's stay at the club, Örgryte suffered from serious financial problems which eventually led their Superettan licence to be revoked. Andersson left the club after only one season.

IFK Norrköping

In 2011, Andersson was appointed as the manager for

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who were making their comeback in Allsvenskan after two seasons in Superettan. In 2015, he led Norrköping to win the league for the first time in 26 years after defeating defending champions

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away in the last game.

Sweden

Following Sweden's disappointing

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display, Andersson took over as the head coach of the Sweden national team after almost seven years of

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being in charge.

2018 World Cup

Under Andersson, Sweden qualified for its first

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in 12 years by eliminating the

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and

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during the qualification process. While at the

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, Sweden experienced its most successful World Cup campaign since

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, winning Group F ahead of

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, and reigning world champions

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. Sweden eliminated Switzerland in the second round before losing to

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in the

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2018–19 UEFA Nations League

During the

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campaign, Andersson and Sweden finished first in their UEFA Nations League B group ahead of

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and

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, winning promotion to League A.

UEFA Euro 2020

Under Andersson, Sweden qualified for its sixth consecutive

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by finishing second behind

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in UEFA Euro 2020 qualifying Group F. Andersson would then lead Sweden to the top of UEFA Euro 2020 Group E undefeated after a 0–0 draw against Spain, a 1–0 win over

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and a 3–2 win against

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. The last of which included a 90th-minute winner from

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. Andersson's side lost in the Round of 16 following a 120th minute extra time-winner from

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Accolades

In July 2016, Andersson was named the 47th best manager in the world by football magazine

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. In November 2018, Andersson was named by FourFourTwo as the 17th best manager in the world. At the 2019

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, Andersson was named Coach of the year.

Personal life

One of his role models is former Swedish handball coach Bengt Johansson, who is from the same neighbourhood (Söndrum) in Halmstad. Johansson served as Andersson's physical education teacher in primary school.

Managerial statistics

Honours

IFK Norrköping * Allsvenskan: 2015 Individual * Allsvenskan Coach of the year: 2015 * Idrottsgalan Coach of the year: 2019

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Andersson, Janne Living people 1962 births Sportspeople from Halmstad Association football forwards Swedish footballers IS Halmia players Swedish football managers Halmstads BK managers Örgryte IS managers IFK Norrköping managers Sweden national football team managers 2018 FIFA World Cup managers UEFA Euro 2020 managers Sportspeople from Halland County