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.
Club 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.JAN MICHAELSEN INDTRÆDER I TRÆNERTEAMET, vendsysselff.dk, March 2019 He left the job at the end of June 2019 to become head of coaching at Nykøbing FC.Jan Michaelsen bliver U-træner i Nykøbing, bold.dk, 27 June 2019
In November 2022, Michaelsen became manager of Danish national U20 team.Ny kombineret landstræner for U23 og U20, dbu.dk, 3 November 2022 He left the position in August 2024 to become assistant manager to Brian Riemer at RSC Anderlecht.Officielt: Jan Michaelsen bliver assistent for Riemer, bold.dk, 2 August 2024
International career Between 2000 and 2003, Michaelsen played 19 international matches for the Denmark national team.
He scored his only goal for the national team in his seventh international match on 6 October 2001 in the 2002 World Cup qualifier against Iceland. He came off the bench to score the final goal of the match in the 90th minute, making it 6–0.
Michaelsen was included in Denmark's squad for the 2002 FIFA World Cup in Japan and South Korea, but did not play during the tournament.
Honours Akademisk Boldklub Danish Cup: 1998–99
Panathinaikos Alpha Ethniki: 2003–04 Greek Football Cup: 2003–04
Manager Vancouver Whitecaps Canadian Championship: 2025 Western Conference (playoffs): 2025
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