Jan-Derek Sørensen

Jan-Derek Sørensen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1971-12-28) 28 December 1971
Place of birth	Romsås, Oslo, Norway
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s)	Right midfielder Right winger
Youth career
	Bodø/Glimt
	Lyn
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	Lyn	49	(7)
1994–1997	Bodø/Glimt	79	(19)
1998–2000	Rosenborg	68	(20)
2001–2003	Borussia Dortmund	24	(0)
2003–2005	Lyn	72	(23)
2006–2007	Vålerenga Fotball	48	(9)
2008–2009	FK Bodø/Glimt	48	(7)
Total		390	(85)
International career
1999–2004	Norway	21	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jan-Derek Sørensen (born 28 December 1971) is a Norwegian former professional footballer, who played as a right midfielder or right winger.

Club career

Sørensen was born in Oslo. His breakthrough came at Lyn, 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 Borussia Dortmund from January 2001 to January 2003 (winning the Bundesliga title in 2001–02 and reaching the final of the UEFA Cup in the same season), Sørensen returned to Lyn. In 2004 he became their top scorer, with nine goals. In November 2005 he signed a contract with Oslo rivals Vålerenga, 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 low-level team Bærumsløkka FK together with Axel Kolle and Glenn Hartmann.

International career

Sørensen earned 21 caps for Norway, between 1999 and 2004.

Honours

Borussia Dortmund

• UEFA Cup: Runner-up 2001–02
• Bundesliga: 2001–02

External links

• Jan-Derek Sørensen at fussballdaten.de (in German)
• Jan-Derek Sørensen at WorldFootball.net
• Jan-Derek Sørensen at National-Football-Teams.com