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Jan Michaelsen

ヤン・ミカエルセン　/　やん・みかえるせん

Association football player from France

November 28, 1970 (age 55)　・　Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France

Loire-Atlantique
association football player
association football coach

My Take

What grabs me about Jan Michaelsen is the quiet contradiction in his story: born in Nantes, France, yet he chose to wear Denmark's colors, following his late father Allan into the game. Football was clearly the family trade, and he never really left it, moving into coaching with Vancouver Whitecaps after hanging up his boots. I respect players like him far more than the headline names. He never needed the spotlight, just a pitch and a reason to keep working. A second-generation footballer who turned an inherited passion into a lifelong vocation deserves genuine credit.

Overview

Jan Munk Michaelsen (born 28 November 1970) is a former professional footballer, currently the assistant manager of Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC. Born in France, he represented Denmark at international level. He is the son of former Danish footballer, the late Allan Michaelsen.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Jan Michaelsen
Name (Japanese): ヤン・ミカエルセン
Reading: やん・みかえるせん
Born: November 28, 1970 (age 55)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Sagittarius / Dog
Origin: Nantes, Loire-Atlantique, France
Blood type: Private
Height: 182 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A4%E3%83%B3%E3%83%BB%E3%83%9F%E3%82%AB%E3%82%A8%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3

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