Jan Mølby
Danish manager and former footballer (born 1963) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jan Mølby (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmølpy]; born 4 July 1963) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager. As a player, he was a midfielder from 1982 to 1998. After starting his career with Kolding, he moved on to Ajax before spending twelve years playing in England with Liverpool. He was capped 33 times by Denmark, scoring twice.
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Personal information | |||
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Full name | Jan Mølby[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1963-07-04) 4 July 1963 (age 60)[1] | ||
Place of birth | Kolding, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1981–1982 | Kolding | 40 | (0) |
1982–1984 | Ajax | 57 | (11) |
1984–1996 | Liverpool | 218 | (44) |
1995 | → Barnsley (loan) | 5 | (0) |
1995 | → Norwich City (loan) | 3 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Swansea City | 41 | (8) |
Total | 364 | (63) | |
International career | |||
1979 | Denmark U-17 | 6 | (2) |
1980–1981 | Denmark U-19 | 9 | (0) |
1981–1983 | Denmark U-21 | 7 | (0) |
1982–1990 | Denmark | 33 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1996–1997 | Swansea City | ||
1999–2002 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
2002 | Hull City | ||
2003–2004 | Kidderminster Harriers | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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After leaving Liverpool he became player-manager of Swansea City, where he spent two years, and then managed Kidderminster Harriers, guiding them to promotion to the Football League in 2000. He later had a brief spell as manager of Hull City and then a brief spell back in charge of Kidderminster Harriers.