Jan Sjöström

Jan Enar Christer "Janne" Sjöström (10 April 1948 – 12 September 2013) was a Swedish football player and manager, best known for representing Hammarby IF. During his international career between 1972 and 1974, he won eight caps for Sweden.

Early life Sjöström was born in Härnösand, but grew up in Umeå. He started playing football with the local club Sandåkerns SK as a youngster, and made his debut for their senior team at the age of 14 in the Swedish lower divisions.

Club career IFK Göteborg In 1965, at the age of 17, Sjöström joined IFK Göteborg in Allsvenskan, as his family had moved to the city, and he was promoted to the senior squad a year later.

In 1968, Sjöström broke into the side as a regular and scored seven goals in 17 league fixtures as the club finished 9th in the table. At the end of the season, Sjöström decided to leave the club to pursue his studies in Stockholm.

Back in Allsvenskan, Hammarby was placed at the foot of the table after eight rounds in July 1970, but the club managed to go practically unbeaten through the rest of the campaign, eventually finishing 5th in the table. Sjöström established himself as one of Hammarby's key players together with Tom Turesson, Kenneth Ohlsson and Ronnie Hellström. In 1977, Hammarby reached the final of Svenska Cupen, the main domestic cup, but lost 0–1 to Östers IF.

Sjöström decided to retire from football at the end of 1979, aged 31. In total, Sjöström made 237 league appearances and scored 81 goals for the club. He is Hammarby's second best ever goalscorer in the top division Allsvenskan, behind Billy Ohlsson, and was voted in 2004 as the club's 24th biggest profile throughout its history. In total, Sjöström won eight caps for his country the next two years, but did not feature in any competitive fixtures.

Personal life Until his death, Sjöström was in a long-term relationship with fellow former footballer Gunilla Paijkull. Sjöström died on 12 September 2013, at age 65, due to an undisclosed condition.

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