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{{short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1965)}}
{{Distinguish|Mimi Jakobsen}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name        = Mini Jakobsen
| image       =
| fullname    = Jahn Ivar Jakobsen<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fotball.no/fotballdata/person/profil/?fiksId=3259736 |title=Jahn Ivar Jakobsen |publisher=Football Association of Norway |access-date=7 October 2019 |language=no}}</ref>
| birth_date  = {{Birth date and age|1965|11|8|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Gravdal, Nordland|Gravdal]], Norway
| height      = 168 cm
| position = [[Midfielder#Winger|Winger]]/[[Forward (association football)|Forward]]
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 =
| youthclubs1 = [[IK Junkeren]]
| youthyears2 = 
| youthclubs2 = [[IK Grand Bodø]]
| years1 = 1984–1987
| clubs1 = [[FK Bodø/Glimt]]
| caps1  = 80  | goals1 = 67
| years2 = 1988–1990
| clubs2 = [[Rosenborg BK]]
| caps2  = 66  | goals2 = 43
| years3 = 1990–1993
| clubs3 = [[BSC Young Boys]]
| caps3  = 80  | goals3 = 32
| years4 = 1993
| clubs4 = [[MSV Duisburg]]
| caps4  = 2   | goals4 = 0
| years5 = 1993–1994
| clubs5 = [[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse S.K.]]
| caps5  = 16  | goals5 = 1
| years6 = 1994–2000
| clubs6 = [[Rosenborg BK]]
| caps6  = 128 | goals6 = 55
| totalcaps = 372
| totalgoals = 198
| nationalyears1 = 1988–1998
| nationalteam1  = [[Norway national football team|Norway]]
| nationalcaps1  = 65 | nationalgoals1 = 11
}}
'''Jahn Ivar Jakobsen''', nicknamed '''Mini''', (born 8 November 1965) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] former [[Association football|football]] player (winger/forward) who has played for, amongst others, [[FK Bodø/Glimt|Bodø/Glimt]] and [[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]].<ref name="snl">{{cite news|url=http://www.snl.no/Jahn_Ivar_Jakobsen|title=Jahn Ivar Jakobsen|last=Pedersen|first=Ole Petter|work=[[Store norske leksikon]]|publisher=Kunnskapsforlaget|language=no|access-date=May 28, 2009}}</ref>

==Club career==
During the very early years of his career, Jakobsen played at [[IK Junkeren|Junkeren]] and [[IK Grand Bodø|Grand Bodø]], two minor Norwegian clubs in the town of [[Bodø (town)|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.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.no/1986/Third.html Third Division 1986], ''RSSSF Norway''. Retrieved on 2 September 2016.</ref> In the Norwegian second division, Bodø/Glimt finished in seventh place in 1987.<ref>[http://www.rsssf.no/1987/Second.html Second Division 1987], ''RSSSF Norway''. Retrieved on 2 September 2016.</ref> 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 national football team|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 he 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 FIFA World Cup|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 (Norway)|TV 2]].

==Personal life==
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.<ref name="dn">{{cite news|url=http://www.dn.no/d2/article2228943.ece|title=Rosensorg|last=Gonsholt|first=Simen V.|work=[[Dagens Næringsliv]]|publisher=Dagens Næringsliv|language=no|access-date=January 16, 2012}}</ref>

==Career statistics==
{{updated|12 January 2015}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|National Cup
!colspan="2"|League Cup
!colspan="2"|Europe
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|[[1988 Norwegian First Division|1988]]
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|rowspan="2" valign="center"|[[Tippeligaen|1. Divisjon]]
|22||8||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||8
|-
|[[1989 Norwegian First Division|1989]]
|22||18||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||22||18
|-
|[[1990 Tippeligaen|1990]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Tippeligaen]]
|22||17||1||1||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||23||18
|-
|[[1990–91 Nationalliga A|1990-91]]
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[BSC Young Boys|Young Boys]]
|rowspan="3" valign="center"|[[Swiss Super League|Super League]]
|21||7||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||21||7
|-
|[[1991–92 Nationalliga A|1991-92]]
|32||9||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||32||9
|-
|[[1992–93 Nationalliga A|1992-93]]
|27||16||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||27||16
|-
|[[1993–94 Bundesliga|1993-94]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[MSV Duisburg|Duisburg]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Bundesliga]]
|2||0||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||2||0
|-
|[[1993–94 Belgian First Division|1993-94]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Lierse S.K. (1906)|Lierse]]
|rowspan="1" valign="center"|[[Belgian Pro League|Jupiler League]]
|16||1||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||16||1
|-
|[[1994 Tippeligaen|1994]]
|rowspan="6" valign="center"|[[Rosenborg BK|Rosenborg]]
|rowspan="6" valign="center"|[[Tippeligaen]]
|5||2||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||5||2
|-
|[[1995 Tippeligaen|1995]]
|25||10||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||10
|-
|[[1996 Tippeligaen|1996]]
|25||15||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||15
|-
|[[1997 Tippeligaen|1997]]
|26||12||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||12
|-
|[[1998 Tippeligaen|1998]]
|26||14||0||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||26||14
|-
|[[1999 Tippeligaen|1999]]
|21||2||4||3||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||25||5
|-
!colspan="3"|Career Total
!292!!131!!5!!4!!0!!0!!0!!0!!297!!135
|}

==Honours==
===Club===
'''Rosenborg'''
* [[Norwegian top division]]: [[1988 1. divisjon|1988]], [[1990 Tippeligaen|1990]], [[1995 Tippeligaen|1995]], [[1996 Tippeligaen|1996]], [[1997 Tippeligaen|1997]], [[1998 Tippeligaen|1998]], [[1999 Tippeligaen|1999]]<ref name="snl"/>
* [[Norwegian Football Cup|Norwegian Cup]]: [[1988 Norwegian Football Cup|1988]], [[1990 Norwegian Football Cup|1990]], [[1995 Norwegian Football Cup|1995]], [[1999 Norwegian Football Cup|1999]]<ref name="snl"/>

===Individual===
* Norwegian top division [[List of Eliteserien top scorers|top scorer]]: [[1989 1. divisjon|1989]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}
{{BLP sources|date=May 2009}}

{{Norwegian Premier League top scorers}}
{{Norway squad 1994 FIFA World Cup}}
{{Norway squad 1998 FIFA World Cup}}

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