# Einar Jan Aas

> Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Einar_Jan_Aas
> Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Einar_Jan_Aas.md
> Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar_Jan_Aas
> Source revision: 1355875072
> License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/)

Norwegian footballer (born 1955)

Einar Aas Personal information Full name Einar Jan Aas Date of birth (1955-10-12) 12 October 1955 (age 70) Place of birth Moss, Norway Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) Position Centre-back Senior career* Years Team Apps (Gls) 1972–1979 Moss 1979–1981 Bayern Munich 13 (1) 1981–1982 Nottingham Forest 21 (1) 1983–1987 Moss 43 (1) International career 1977–1986 Norway 35 (3) * Club domestic league appearances and goals

**Einar Jan Aas** (born 12 October 1955) is a Norwegian former [footballer](/source/Association_football) who played as a [centre-back](/source/Centre-back). He was the first Norwegian to play professionally in England and Germany.

## Club career

Aas started his career in [Moss FK](/source/Moss_FK) in 1973. In 1976, they were promoted to the [Norwegian Premier League](/source/Tippeligaen), and *[Verdens Gang](/source/Verdens_Gang)* named him *central defender of the year* in 1977 and 1979.

His professional career started at [Bayern Munich](/source/FC_Bayern_Munich), where he stayed for the 1979–80 season. Midway through the following season, he was transferred to [Nottingham Forest](/source/Nottingham_Forest), at the time managed by [Brian Clough](/source/Brian_Clough). A broken leg put a premature end to his stay at the City Ground. He returned to Moss in 1984, and helped the club win its first and to date only League title in 1987, before retiring as a player.

## International career

Aas debuted in the [Norway national team](/source/Norway_national_football_team) in 1978, and played 35 international matches in total, scoring three goals.[1]

## Personal

He was educated at the [Norwegian School of Sport Sciences](/source/Norwegian_School_of_Sport_Sciences).[2]

## References

1. **[^](#cite_ref-1)** ["Einar Aas"](https://web.archive.org/web/20120805234939/http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/aas_e.html). Home.no. Archived from [the original](http://www.home.no/greenriver/players/aas_e.html) on 5 August 2012. Retrieved 2 November 2011.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** Bugge, Mette (5 September 2008). "40 år og fortsatt full fart". *Aftenposten* (in Norwegian). p. 20.

## External links

- [Einar Jan Aas](https://www.national-football-teams.com/player/20567.html) at National-Football-Teams.com

[Portal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Contents/Portals):
- [Association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portal:Association_football)

Authority control databases VIAF

---
Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Einar Jan Aas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar_Jan_Aas) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Einar_Jan_Aas?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). Changes may have been made.