- Jan Birkelund
Football player infobox
playername = Jan Birkelund
fullname = Jan Birkelund
nickname =
dateofbirth = Birth date|1950|11|10
cityofbirth =Oslo
countryofbirth =Norway
dateofdeath = Death date and age|1983|02|28|1950|11|10
height =
currentclub = deceased
clubnumber =
position =central defender
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1968-1976 1977-1978
clubs = Skeid Lillestrøm
caps(goals) = 223 (?) 44 (9)
nationalyears = 1973-1978
nationalteam = fb|Norway
nationalcaps(goals) = 33 (0)
pcupdate = 31 December 2007
ntupdate = 31 December 2007Jan Birkelund (
November 10 ,1950 —February 28 ,1983 ) was aNorwegia n footballer.Club career
A tall and strong central defender, on club level he played for Skeid and Lillestrøm. Birkelund became cup champion with Skeid in 1974, and won "The Double" with Lillestrøm in 1977. Lifting the cup trophy in 1978 as well, the cup final turned out to be his last match. After the season he retired because doctors had discovered a heart disease, which led to his death four years later.
He played a total of 130 games in the
Tippeligaen [ [http://fotball.aftenposten.no/eliteserien/index.jsp?service=print&stats=true&type=person&personId=1279&seasonId=130 Elitserien stats] - Aftenposten ]Internationals career
In addition, he was capped 33 times for Norway. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html Norway - Record International Players] - RSSSF]
External links
* [http://www.geocities.com/thomsof/landslaget/players/birkelund.html National team appearances]
References
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