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{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 1970)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name           = Jan Michaelsen
| image          = Jan Michaelsen.jpg
| caption        = Michaelsen with [[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]] in 2007
| full_name      = Jan Munk Michaelsen
| birth_date     = {{birth date and age|1970|11|28|df=yes}}
| birth_place    = [[Nantes]], France 
| height         = 1.82 m
| position       = [[Midfielder]]
| currentclub    = [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] (assistant)
| youthyears1    =
| youthclubs1    =
| years1         = 1990–1991
| clubs1         = [[FC Svendborg|Svendborg]]
| caps1          = 
| goals1         = 
| years2         = 1991–1993
| clubs2         = [[Vanløse IF|Vanløse]]
| caps2          = 
| goals2         = 
| years3         = 1993–1996
| clubs3         = [[Hellerup IK|Hellerup]]
| caps3          = 
| goals3         = 
| years4         = 1996–2001
| clubs4         = [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]]
| caps4          = 141
| goals4         = 20
| years5         = 2001–2004
| clubs5         = [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]]
| caps5          = 44
| goals5         = 3
| years6         = 2004–2008
| clubs6         = [[Hamarkameratene|HamKam]]
| caps6          = 72
| goals6         = 6
| totalcaps      = 257
| totalgoals     = 29
| nationalyears1 = 2000–2003
| nationalteam1  = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]]
| nationalcaps1  = 19
| nationalgoals1 = 1
| manageryears1  = 2009
| managerclubs1  = [[F.C. Copenhagen Reserves and Youth Team|FC Copenhagen Reserves]]
| manageryears2  = 2009–2012
| managerclubs2  = [[F.C. Copenhagen Reserves and Youth Team|FC Copenhagen U17]]
| manageryears3  = 2012–2016
| managerclubs3  = [[Denmark national under-17 football team|Denmark U17]]
| manageryears4  = 2018
| managerclubs4  = [[BK Fremad Amager|Fremad Amager]]
| manageryears5  = 2019
| managerclubs5  = [[Vendsyssel FF]] (assistant)
| manageryears6  = 2019–2022
| managerclubs6  = [[Nykøbing FC]] (youth)
| manageryears7  = 2022–2024
| managerclubs7  = [[Denmark national under-20 football team|Denmark U20]]
| manageryears8  = 2024–
| managerclubs8  = [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] (assistant)
}}

'''Jan Munk Michaelsen''' (born 28 November 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer who is assistant manager of [[RSC Anderlecht|Anderlecht]]. A [[midfielder]], he made 20 international appearances, scoring one goal for the [[Denmark national football team|Denmark national team]]. He is the son of former Danish footballer, the late [[Allan Michaelsen]].

==Career==
Starting his career in lower-league Danish clubs, his first major club was [[Akademisk Boldklub|AB]], where he played 170 matches. He moved on to the Greek club [[Panathinaikos F.C.|Panathinaikos]], for whom he played 100 matches, including numerous appearances in the [[UEFA Champions League|Champions League]]. In July 2004, after winning [[Double (association football)|The Double]] in Greece, he moved to Norwegian club [[HamKam]].

From January 2009, Michaelsen was the head coach for [[F.C. Copenhagen]]'s 2. Division team. In the 2009–10 season, he was the head coach of F.C. Copenhagen's U17-team. He succeeded [[Thomas Frank (football manager)|Thomas Frank]] as head coach of the [[Denmark national under-17 football team|Denmark under-17 national team]] in 2012.

In March 2019, Michaelsen became assistant manager of [[Vendsyssel FF]].<ref>[https://www.vendsysselff.dk/jan-michaelsen-indtrader-i-traenerteamet/ JAN MICHAELSEN INDTRÆDER I TRÆNERTEAMET], vendsysselff.dk, March 2019</ref> He left the job at the end of June 2019 to become head of coaching at [[Nykøbing FC]].<ref>[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/jan-michaelsen-bliver-u-traener-i-nykoebing/ Jan Michaelsen bliver U-træner i Nykøbing], bold.dk, 27 June 2019</ref>

In November 2022, Michaelsen became manager of [[Denmark national under-20 football team|Danish national U20 team]].<ref>[https://www.dbu.dk/nyheder/2022/november/ny-kombineret-landstraener-for-u23-og-u20/ Ny kombineret landstræner for U23 og U20], dbu.dk, 3 November 2022</ref> He left the position in August 2024 to become assistant manager to [[Brian Riemer]] at [[RSC Anderlecht]].<ref>[https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/anderlecht/nyheder/officielt-jan-michaelsen-bliver-assistent-for-riemer Officielt: Jan Michaelsen bliver assistent for Riemer], bold.dk, 2 August 2024</ref>

==Honours==
;Akademisk Boldklub
*[[Danish Cup]]: 1998–99<ref>{{cite news 
|url=http://www.haslund.info/danmark/pt/199899/fina.asp
|title=POKAL 1998/1999
|publisher=haslund.info
|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120927180826/http://www.haslund.info/danmark/pt/199899/fina.asp
|access-date=4 January 2024|archive-date=27 September 2012
}}</ref>

;Panathinaikos
*[[Superleague Greece|Alpha Ethniki]]: [[2003–04 Alpha Ethniki|2003–04]]
*[[Greek Football Cup]]: [[2003–04 Greek Cup#Final|2003–04]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{DBU player|4207}}
*{{NFT player|1897}}

{{Denmark squad 2002 FIFA World Cup}}

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