Rolf Ulrik Jansson (born 2 February 1968) is a Swedish former
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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Midfielders may play an exclusively defensive role, breaking up attacks, and are in that case known as defensive midfielders. As central midfielders often go across boundarie ...
. Jansson began his career in
Östers IF
Östers Idrottsförening, commonly known as Östers IF or simply Öster, is a Swedish sports club located in Växjö, specializing in Association football, football, and playing in the second tier of Swedish football, Superettan.
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. In 1994 he transferred to
Helsingborgs IF
Helsingborgs IF (full name Helsingborgs Idrottsförening), commonly referred to as HIF (), is a Swedish professional football club located in Helsingborg. They play in the Swedish first tier, Allsvenskan, following promotion in the 2021 Superet ...
where he became a Swedish champion in
1999
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. He was a member of
Sweden's 1990 FIFA World Cup
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squad and won a total of six
caps
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during his career.
Personal life
Jansson is the brother of former professional footballer
Jesper Jansson
Jesper Urban Jansson (born 8 January 1971) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender or midfielder. He currently serves as the director of football at Hammarby IF.
As a player, he represented Östers IF, AIK, Djurgå ...
and the uncle of the professional footballer
Kevin Höög Jansson
Kevin Nils Lennart Höög Jansson (born 29 September 2000) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IFK Norrköping.
Career
In 2019, Höög Jansson signed for Mjällby in the Swedish Superettan from the youth academy ...
.
Career statistics
International
References
External links
home.swipnet.se
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1968 births
Living people
Swedish footballers
Sweden youth international footballers
Sweden under-21 international footballers
Sweden international footballers
1990 FIFA World Cup players
Allsvenskan players
Helsingborgs IF players
Östers IF players
Ängelholms FF players
Association football midfielders
People from Växjö
Sportspeople from Kronoberg County
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