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Mini Jakobsen

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Mini Jakobsen
Personal information
Full name Jahn Ivar Jakobsen[1]
Date of birth (1965-11-08) 8 November 1965 (age 59)
Place of birth Gravdal, Norway
Height 1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Position(s) Winger/Forward
Youth career
IK Junkeren
IK Grand Bodø
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1984–1987 FK Bodø/Glimt 80 (67)
1988–1990 Rosenborg BK 66 (43)
1990–1993 BSC Young Boys 80 (32)
1993 MSV Duisburg 2 (0)
1993–1994 Lierse S.K. 16 (1)
1994–2000 Rosenborg BK 128 (55)
Total 372 (198)
International career
1988–1998 Norway 65 (11)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jahn Ivar Jakobsen, nicknamed Mini, (born 8 November 1965) is a Norwegian former football player (winger/forward) who has played for, amongst others, Bodø/Glimt and Rosenborg.[2]

Club career

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During the very early years of his career, Jakobsen played at Junkeren and Grand Bodø, two minor Norwegian clubs in the town of Bodø. Mini's actual professional career as a footballer started at the well-known Norwegian club Bodø/Glimt. When he arrived at the club, Bodø/Glimt played in the third division (the third highest division in Norway at the time), but did gain promotion in 1986.[3] In the Norwegian second division, Bodø/Glimt finished in seventh place in 1987.[4] At Bodø/Glimt, Jakobsen was the top scorer for four consecutive seasons: In 1984, with seven goals (third division), in 1985 with 18 goals (third), in 1986 with 26 goals (third) and in 1987 with 16 goals (second division).

In 1988, Jakobsen was transferred to Rosenborg along with teammate Ørjan Berg, and after a successful season – winning the Norwegian double and becoming the league's top scorer – he got his first cap for Norway. At Rosenborg he became well known as a high quality winger/striker.

After the Norwegian 1990 season, Jakobsen was transferred from Rosenborg to the Swiss club BSC Young Boys, and during the next four years hr played for several different European clubs in Switzerland, Germany and Belgium.

In 1994, Jakobsen returned to Rosenborg, and became a part of Rosenborg's better than expected performances in UEFA Champions League tournament. He then played for Norway in the 1998 World Cup, where they made the second round.

Jakobsen successfully ended his professional career at Rosenborg by winning the Norwegian double in 1999. He is now working as a sports reporter at the Norwegian TV channel TV 2.

Personal life

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In his youth, Jakobsen changed his name from Jan Ivar to Jahn Ivar. He later stated that he changed his name because his idol, Norwegian singer Jahn Teigen, wrote his first name with an h.[5]

Career statistics

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As of 12 January 2015
Season Club Division League National Cup League Cup Europe Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
1988 Rosenborg 1. Divisjon 22 8 0 0 — — 22 8
1989 22 18 0 0 — — 22 18
1990 Tippeligaen 22 17 1 1 — — 23 18
1990-91 Young Boys Super League 21 7 0 0 — — 21 7
1991-92 32 9 0 0 — — 32 9
1992-93 27 16 0 0 — — 27 16
1993-94 Duisburg Bundesliga 2 0 0 0 — — 2 0
1993-94 Lierse Jupiler League 16 1 0 0 — — 16 1
1994 Rosenborg Tippeligaen 5 2 0 0 — — 5 2
1995 25 10 0 0 — — 25 10
1996 25 15 0 0 — — 25 15
1997 26 12 0 0 — — 26 12
1998 26 14 0 0 — — 26 14
1999 21 2 4 3 — — 25 5
Career Total 292 131 5 4 0 0 0 0 297 135

Honours

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Club

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Rosenborg

Individual

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References

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  1. ^ "Jahn Ivar Jakobsen" (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 7 October 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Pedersen, Ole Petter. "Jahn Ivar Jakobsen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved May 28, 2009.
  3. ^ Third Division 1986, RSSSF Norway. Retrieved on 2 September 2016.
  4. ^ Second Division 1987, RSSSF Norway. Retrieved on 2 September 2016.
  5. ^ Gonsholt, Simen V. "Rosensorg". Dagens Næringsliv (in Norwegian). Dagens Næringsliv. Retrieved January 16, 2012.
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