Jesper Jansson

Jesper Jansson

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-01-08) January 8, 1971
Place of birth	Växjö, Sweden
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 1+1⁄2 in)
Position(s)	Defender Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Retired
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1988–1993	Östers IF
1994–1995	AIK
1996	Djurgårdens IF	24	(1)
1997–1999	Stabæk Fotball
1999–2000	KRC Genk
2000–2004	Helsingborgs IF
2005–2006	Stabæk Fotball
2007	Högaborgs BK
International career
1992	Sweden Olympic	3	(0)
1994	Sweden	1	(0)
Managerial career
2008–2014	Helsingborgs IF (director of football)
2015–2016	F.C. Copenhagen (head of scouting)
2017–	Hammarby IF (director of football)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jesper Jansson (born January 8, 1971 in Växjö) is the director of football at Hammarby IF.

A retired professional footballer who played as a defender and a midfielder during his career, he was a member of the Sweden national football team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Jansson earned one cap for the national team, making his only appearance in 1994 in a Joe Robbie Cup match against the United States.

After retiring, Jansson was the general manager at Helsingborgs IF between 2008 and 2014. In 2015, he was appointed head scout at F.C. Copenhagen, but left a year later.

On 28 April 2017, Jansson was appointed as director of football of Hammarby IF.

References

• Jesper Jansson at National-Football-Teams.com