Jesper Jansson

Jesper Urban Jansson (born 8 January 1971) is a former professional footballer and the director of football at Hammarby IF.

Jesper Jansson
Jansson in 2006
Personal information
Full name Jesper Urban Jansson
Date of birth (1971-01-08) 8 January 1971
Place of birth Växjö, Sweden
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Östers IF
1994–1995 AIK 34 (6)
1996 Djurgårdens IF 24 (1)
1997–1999 Stabæk Fotball
1999–2000 KRC Genk
2000–2004 Helsingborgs IF
2005–2006 Stabæk Fotball
2007 Högaborgs BK
National team
1986–1987 Sweden U17 13 (2)
1988 Sweden U19 8 (1)
1991–1992 Sweden U21/O 10 (0)
1994 Sweden 1 (0)
Teams managed
2008–2014 Helsingborgs IF (director of football)
2015–2016 F.C. Copenhagen (head of scouting)
2017– Hammarby IF (director of football)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Playing career

Jansson was a member of the Sweden Olympic football team at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona.[1] Jansson earned one cap for the Sweden national team, making his only appearance in 1994 in a Joe Robbie Cup match against the United States.[2]

Jansson was the captain of AIK during the season 1994-1995. His move to rival club Djurgårdens IF in 1996 was not a popular one amongst fans especially for a hooligan firm associated with AIK called Firman Boys. After leaving the club Jansson received death threats and had his door painted orange (the color of Firman Boys) with the text Judas. One of the reasons for him subsequently leaving Djurgårdens IF in 1997 for Norwegian club Stabæk Fotball was because of this intimidation. Even after moving to another country and securing a protected identity he would still go on to receive threats. [3]


He was a part of the Helsingborgs IF team that eliminated Inter Milan to qualify for the 2000–01 UEFA Champions League.[4]

Post-playing career

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,[5] but left a year later.

On 28 April 2017, Jansson was appointed as director of football of Hammarby IF.[6]

Personal life

He is the brother of former professional footballer Ulrik Jansson and the father of the professional footballer Kevin Höög Jansson.[7][8]

References
  1. "Jesper Jansson - Svensk Fotboll - Spelarstatistik".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  2. "USA - Sverige matchfakta".{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  3. Johansson, Sara. "Firman Boys hotar TV3:s Insider". realtid.se. Realtid Media AB. Retrieved 2 May 2022.
  4. UEFA.com. "Internazionale-Helsingborg 2000 History | UEFA Champions League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 20 October 2020.
  5. "Jesper Jansson har klart med nytt jobb".
  6. "Hammarby Fotboll | Förändringar i Hammarby Fotbolls sportsliga organisation".
  7. "AVSLÖJAR: Svensk talang på väg till Sydkorea". www.aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 March 2022.
  8. Klinteberg, Martin (8 January 2021). "AOH gratulerar Jesper Jansson…". Allt Om HIF (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 March 2022.


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