Kalmar FF
Jan Jansson (footballer) played for which team from 1985 to 1987?
Jan Jansson ( footballer ) Anders Jan Ove Jansson ( born 26 January 1968 ) is a former Swedish professional footballer who played as a midfielder . At the club level he represented Kalmar FF , Östers IF , IFK Norrköping , and Port Vale between 1985 and 2001 . He won seven caps for the Sweden national team between 1991 and 1994 , and was a squad member for his country at UEFA Euro 1992 . Club career . Kalmar FF . Jansson began his senior career at Kalmar FF , and played 11 games in the Allsvenskan in 1985 , as the Red brothers finished second , just two points behind champions Malmö . He then featured 17 times in 1986 , as the club slipped down the table and ended the season in the relegation zone . They suffered a second successive relegation zone in 1987 , and dropped out of Division 1 Södra , despite Jansson scoring three goals in 16 games . Östers IF . Jansson moved back to the top-flight with Östers , and scored two goals in 20 league games in 1988 as the club was relegated into Division 1 . New manager Hans Backe then led Östers to the Division 1 Södra title in 1989 , with Jansson scoring 14 goals in 26 appearances . He then scored five goals in 22 games in 1990 , as the team secured European football with a fourth-place finish . He then scored 13 goals in 31 appearances in 1991 , and also scored a goal against Olympique Lyonnais in the UEFA Cup . He went on to score eight goals in 28 games in 1992 , as Östers finished second in the league , seven points behind champions Norrköping . IFK Norrköping . He moved on to league champions Norrköping , and scored eight goals in 23 games as they finished second in the league in 1993 , some five points behind champions Göteborg . He played 19 games without finding the net in 1994 , as Norrköping finished in fourth place . He featured 25 times in 1995 , as they had to beat GAIS over two legs after finishing in the relegation play-off zone . He scored one goal in six games in 1996 , as Norrköping finished in eighth place . Loan to Port Vale . He moved to England with First Division side Port Vale on a three-month loan in November 1996 , during the Swedish winter break . He played 11 league games in the 1996–97 season , and scored his first goal in the Football League at Vale Park on 19 January , in a 4–4 draw with Queens Park Rangers . Back with Norrköping , he scored two goals in nine games in the 1997 season . Port Vale . Port Vale manager John Rudge signed him permanently during the summer of 1997 for a £200,000 fee . He scored five goals in 32 league and two League Cup appearances in the 1997–98 season , the last two of which helped to secure a 4–0 win over Huddersfield Town at the Alfred McAlpine Stadium on the final day of the season – the victory kept the Valiants out of the relegation zone . Jansson said that That’s the first time in my career that I haven’t been able to sleep before a game . In Sweden you play almost for fun , but here this is my work and it was important we stayed up . However , he featured just eight times in the 1998–99 season before being released by new manager Brian Horton in February . Return to IFK Norrköping . Jansson returned to Sweden and to former club Norrkoping to make four appearances in 1999 . He then played five games in 2000 and six games in 2001 , before retiring from Nya Parken . International career . Jansson was a part of the Sweden U21 team that reached the semi-finals of the 1990 UEFA European Under-21 Championship . He won seven caps for the senior Sweden team between 1991 and 1994 and represented his country at UEFA Euro 1992 and the Joe Robbie Cup . Style of play . Jansson was a cultured midfielder and a dead ball specialist . Honours . - Kalmar - Allsvenskan runner-up : 1985 - Östers - Swedish Football Division 1 Södra champion : 1989 - Allsvenskan runner-up : 1992 - Norrköping - Allsvenskan runner-up : 1993