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Jan Fjetland

b. 1962

Norwegian footballer

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Born 1962. Jan Fjetland is a Norwegian association football player.

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 Fjetland started his career in his hometown-club Vidar. He played 500 matches and scored 289 goals for the club during the 1980s, when Vidar was competing for promotion to the top league, and the beginning of the 1990s until he retired in 1994. Fjetland is the most-scoring player on Vidar

Fjetland moved to Viking with his twinbrother, Egil Fjetland ahead of the 1989-season. While Egil played for Viking for four seasons, 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. Fjetland was nicknamed "Postmannen" during his time at Viking, because he was working as a postman in addition to playing football. 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.

International career 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.

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Who is Jan Fjetland?

Norwegian footballer

When was Jan Fjetland born?

Jan Fjetland was born on 12 August 1962 in Stavanger.

What is Jan Fjetland's occupation?

Jan Fjetland is an association football player.

What nationality is Jan Fjetland?

Jan Fjetland is Norwegian.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: Jan Fjetland

· Wikidata: Q6148908

· DBpedia: Jan Fjetland

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