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Jan Fjetland
Personal information
Full name Jan Fjetland
Date of birth (1962-08-12) 12 August 1962 (age 62)
Place of birth Stavanger, Norway
Playing position Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–1988 Vidar
1989 Viking 8 (1)
1990–1994 Vidar
National team
1979 Norway U16 1 (1)
1980 Norway U19 5 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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Jan Fjetland (born 12 August 1962) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a forward. He spent most of his career at Vidar, with the exception of 1989 when he played for Viking and won the Norwegian Cup. He is the twin brother of Egil Fjetland.

Club career[edit]

Fjetland started his career in his hometown-club Vidar. He played 500 matches[1] and scored 289 goals for the club[2] during the 1980s, when Vidar was competing for promotion to the top league,[3] and the beginning of the 1990s until he retired in 1994. Fjetland is the most-scoring player on Vidar[2] and the player with second-most appearances for the club,[1] and is one of the best players that have played for Vidar.[4]

Fjetland moved to Viking with his twinbrother, Egil Fjetland ahead of the 1989-season. While Egil played for Viking for four seasons,[5] Jan only stayed at the club for one year. He played eight matches and scored one goal in the league while scoring two goals in four matches in the cup.[6] Fjetland was nicknamed "Postmannen" during his time at Viking, because he was working as a postman in addition to playing football.[6][7]

Fjetland stated before he joined Viking, that he joined the club to win the Norwegian Cup final,[6] and he delivered his best performance for Viking in the rematch of the 1989 Norwegian Cup final. Fjetland scored the first goal when Molde was beaten 2–1, and together with Alf Kåre Tveit he was Viking's best player in the match.[7] That match was also the last time Fjetland played alongside his brother for Viking, and it took 22 years before another pair of brothers (Valon and Veton Berisha) started a match together for Viking.[8]

International career[edit]

Fjetland scored in his international debut at youth level, in Norway U16's match against Sweden U16 on 29 September 1979. The next year he played five matches for the Under-19 team, in which he scored two goals.[9]

References[edit]

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Adelskalender Menn A-lag" (in Norwegian). FK Vidar. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  2. 2.0 2.1 "Flest Mål A-lag Menn" (in Norwegian). FK Vidar. Archived from the original on 12 January 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  3. Frøiland, Eirik B. (10 May 2008). "Lærlingene som ble læremestere". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Archived from the original on 25 December 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  4. Lindboe, Frode S. (21 December 2006). "100 år med vennskap". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Archived from the original on 22 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  5. "Fjetland, Egil". Viking FK. Archived from the original on 11 June 2011. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  6. 6.0 6.1 6.2 "Fjetland, Jan". Viking FK. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 9 July 2012.
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Viking – Molde (Omkamp)" (in Norwegian). Viking FK. 7 June 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 9 July 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  8. Nilssen, Knut Arne (20 June 2011). "Familien Berishas store dag". aftenbladet.no (in Norwegian). Stavanger Aftenblad. Archived from the original on 22 August 2011. Retrieved 8 July 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)
  9. "Jan Fjetland's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Archived from the original on 23 February 2013. Retrieved 9 July 2012. Unknown parameter |url-status= ignored (help)CS1 maint: Unrecognized language (link)


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