Jan Munk Michaelsen (born 28 November 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer who is assistant manager of
Anderlecht
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midfielder
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, he made 20 international appearances, scoring one goal for the
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
AB, where he played 170 matches. He moved on to the Greek club
Panathinaikos, for whom he played 100 matches, including numerous appearances in the
Champions League. In July 2004, after winning
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 as head coach of the
Denmark under-17 national team in 2012.
In March 2019, Michaelsen became assistant manager of
Vendsyssel FF. He left the job at the end of June 2019 to become head of coaching at
Nykøbing FC.
In November 2022, Michaelsen became manager of
Danish national U20 team. He left the position in August 2024 to become assistant manager to
Brian Riemer at
RSC Anderlecht
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Honours
;Akademisk Boldklub
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Danish Cup
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: 1998–99
;Panathinaikos
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Alpha Ethniki
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2003–04
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Greek Football Cup
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The Greek Cup is the second-most important domestic men's footba ...
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2003–04
References
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Danish men's footballers
Denmark men's international footballers
1970 births
Living people
Akademisk Boldklub players
Panathinaikos F.C. players
Hamarkameratene players
2002 FIFA World Cup players
Expatriate men's footballers in Greece
Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
Super League Greece players
Eliteserien players
Danish expatriate men's footballers
Vanløse IF players
Men's association football midfielders
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Greece
Fremad Amager managers
Danish football managers
Danish 1st Division managers
Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
Footballers from Nantes