After retiring, he was appointed manager for Landskrona,[1] which he took to Allsvenskan, the Swedish top flight.

On 19 November 2014 it was announced that Jan was moving home to Halmstad and had signed a 3-year contract as head coach of HBK.

[6] A main reason was his daughter Zara signing for Stabæk's women's team.

[7] On 25 October 2019, Stabæk announced that their contract with Jönsson had been extended till the end of the 2022 season.

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