Janus Guðlaugsson (born 7 October 1955) is an

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ic former professional football player and football coach. He played for

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from 1975 to 1979. During that period he was a member of the

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. He spent six years playing as a professional footballer in the German

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for

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. He came home again in summer 1985 to play for

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, and stayed with that club until 1986. He then later returned to FH Hafnarfjörður. Around 1999–2003 he was coach of the Icelandic lower division team

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, and since 2003 he became involved with

Haukar Knattspyrnufélagið Haukar (, ) is an Icelandic multi-sport club from Hafnarfjörður with divisions in Association football, Football, Haukar Handball, Handball, Basketball, Haukar RC, Rugby union, Karate, Skiing & Chess. Club history The clu ...

, assisting with coaching both professionals and youth players and passing on his football experience.

Academic career

After his sports career, Janus studied sport education and received a PhD degree from

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in 2014 with a thesis entitle
Multimodal Training Intervention: An Approach to Successful Aging

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* 1955 births Living people Janus Gudlaugsson Janus Gudlaugsson Janus Gudlaugsson SC Fortuna Köln players FC Lugano players 2. Bundesliga players Janus Gudlaugsson Janus Gudlaugsson Men's association football midfielders Janus Gudlaugsson Janus Gudlaugsson Janus Gudlaugsson Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Switzerland Janus Gudlaugsson 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub