Jan Möller
Jan Börje Möller (born 17 September 1953) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. Starting off his career with Malmö FF, he went on to represent also Bristol City, Toronto Blizzard, Helsingborgs IF, and Trelleborgs FF during a career that spanned between 1971 and 1993. A full international between 1979 and 1988, he won 17 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the 1978 FIFA World Cup. In 1979, he was awarded Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jan Börje Möller | ||
| Date of birth | 17 September 1953 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.94 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1971 | Malmö FF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1971–1980 | Malmö FF | 195 | (0) |
| 1980–1982 | Bristol City | 48 | (0) |
| 1982–1983 | Toronto Blizzard | 55 | (0) |
| 1984–1988 | Malmö FF | 118 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Helsingborgs IF | 51 | (0) |
| 1992–1993 | Trelleborgs FF | 17 | (0) |
| Total | 484 | (1) | |
| International career | |||
| 1979–1988 | Sweden | 17 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career edit
Möller had a successful 16-year career for Malmö FF during the 1970s and 1980s (two different spells), appearing in the 1978–79 European Cup final against Nottingham Forest, a 0–1 loss in Munich. He also played for Helsingborgs IF, Bristol City of England, Toronto Blizzard of Canada (following his former manager at Malmö, Bob Houghton, to both clubs),[1] and Trelleborgs FF, retiring professionally at the age of 40; in 1979, he was awarded the Guldbollen.
International career edit
Möller was a Swedish international on 17 occasions, and was on squad for the 1978 FIFA World Cup in Argentina, as a backup, along with Göran Hagberg, to Ronnie Hellström.
Honours edit
Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan: 1974, 1975, 1977, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988
- Swedish Champion: 1974, 1975, 1977, 1986, 1988
- Swedish Cup: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1986
Individual
- Guldbollen: 1979
References edit
- ^ Lamont, Tom (3 May 2009). "Frozen in time". The Guardian. London. Retrieved 5 May 2010.