Rolf Ulrik Jansson (born 2 February 1968) is a Swedish former

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who played as a

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. 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. The club has ...

. 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

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. He was a member of Sweden's

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squad and won a total of six

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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

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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 {{Sweden-footy-midfielder-stub