Jan-Derek Sørensen (born 28 December 1971) is a Norwegian former professional

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, who played as a right midfielder or

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Club career

Sørensen was born in

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. His breakthrough came at

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, where he played 49 league matches from 1991 to 1994. He later played for Bodø/Glimt from 1994 to 1997 and Rosenborg from 1998 to 2000. After a spell with German team

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from January 2001 to January 2003 (winning the

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title in 2001–02 and reaching the

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of the

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in the same season), Sørensen returned to Lyn. In

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he became their top scorer, with nine goals. In November 2005 he signed a contract with Oslo rivals

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, something that did not sit well with the supporters of Lyn. He then played two years for Bodø/Glimt in 2008 and 2009 before retiring from professional football. After some months of hiatus, in 2010 he signed for sixth-tier team Bærumsløkka FK together with Axel Kolle and Glenn Hartmann.

Manager career

After three years as youth coach in

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, he was announced as the new head coach ahead of the 2019 season. He was sacked in 2021.

International career

Sørensen earned 21 caps for

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, between 1999 and 2004.

Honours

Borussia Dortmund *

: Runner-up 2001–02 *

: 2001–02

References

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* * * 1971 births Living people Footballers from Oslo Men's association football midfielders Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's international footballers Lyn Fotball players Rosenborg BK players Borussia Dortmund players Vålerenga Fotball players FK Bodø/Glimt players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Germany Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Germany Eliteserien players Bundesliga players Bærum SK managers {{Norway-footy-midfielder-stub