Jan Munk Michaelsen (born 28 November 1970) is a Danish former professional footballer who is assistant manager of Anderlecht. A midfielder, he made 20 international appearances, scoring one goal for the Denmark national team. He is the son of former Danish footballer, the late Allan Michaelsen.
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.[1] He left the job at the end of June 2019 to become head of coaching at Nykøbing FC.[2]
In November 2022, Michaelsen became manager of Danish national U20 team.[3] He left the position in August 2024 to become assistant manager to Brian Riemer at RSC Anderlecht.[4]
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