Jan Kristiansen

Jan Kristiansen (born 4 August 1981 in Varde) is a Denmark professional Football (soccer) player who plays as a midfielder in the Danish Superliga club Brøndby IF. Kristiansen has played 11 matches for the Denmark national football team.

Kristiansen is a rare type of player and is one of few recognised as a complete utility midfielder. He is able to play as an attacking midfielder, a defensive midfielder, a central midfielder or a wide midfielder on both sides.

Biography

Kristiansen made his Danish Superliga debut for Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga 1999-2000, which ended in the club being relegated to the Danish 1st Division. After a single season in the 1st Division, Kristiansen returned strongly to the Superliga and he would miss only two of 130 Superliga games over the following four seasons. Since November 2000 he was a member of various Danish national youth teams, and he was selected the 2002 Danish Football Association Young Players of the Year. On February 12, 2003, he debuted for the senior Danish national team, coming on as a substitute in a 4-1 win against Egypt national football team, and Kristiansen ended the Danish Superliga 2002-03 as joined Superliga top scorer, him and Søren Frederiksen both scoring 18 goals.

Halfway through the Danish Superliga 2005-06, Kristiansen moved to Germany to play for 1. FC Nuremberg. He helped Nuremberg win the 2007 DFB-Pokal, scoring the winning goal in extra time, as Nuremberg beat VfB Stuttgart 3-2.

On July 16, 2008 it was announced that he had signed a five-year contract with Danish club Brøndby IF.

Honours

- 2002 Danish Football Association Young Players of the Year
- DFB-Pokal: 2007