Brian Sørensen (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 June 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Arden, Denmark | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Fortuna Hjørring (manager) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009-2012 | IK Skovbakken | ||
| 2012-2018 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 2019-2021 | FC Nordsjælland | ||
| 2021- | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
Brian Sørensen (born 15 June 1980) is a Danish football coach who is the manager of Elitedivisionen club Fortuna Hjørring.[1]
Coaching career[]
Sørensen moved to Fortuna Hjørring in July 2012, after being coach in IK Skovbakken. He was an important part of Fortuna's success in the Danish women's football and UEFA Women's Champions League, winning the Danish Championship in 2014 and 2016 and reaching the quarter-finals in the 2016-17 UEFA Women's Champions League. In February 2018, he quit the club after six years to live in United States with his wife and footballer Camilla Kur Larsen.[2] The team were in first place at the time and went on to finish 2017-18 Elitedivisionen winners.
Sørensen joined FC Nordsjælland in December 2018 as part of the staff and was elected as new head coach in July 2019.[3] The team were promoted to the Elitedivisionen for the 2019-20 season, where they finished in 3rd place and won the Danish Cup.
At the conclusion of his contract, Sørensen agreed a return to Fortuna Hjørring ahead of the 2021-22 season.[4]
Honours[]
Manager[]
IK Skovbakken[]
- Danish Women's Cup:
- Winners (1): 2009
Fortuna Hjørring[]
- Elitedivisionen
- Winners (2): 2014, 2016
- Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015, 2017
- Danish Women's Cup:
- Winners (1): 2016
- Runners-up (2): 2013, 2015
FC Nordsjælland[]
- Elitedivisionen
- Bronze Medalist (1): 2020
- Danish Women's Cup:
- Winners (1): 2020
References[]
- ^ "Fortuna henter tidligere traener hjem fra ligarival". tv2.dk. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Fortuna-træner Brian Sørensen stopper". TV2/Nord. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Brian Sørensen sætter ord på den første halvsæson". kvindeliga.dk. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Fortuna henter tidligere traener hjem fra ligarival". tv2.dk. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
External links[]
- Brian Sørensen coach profile at Soccerway
- Brian Sørensen coach profile at fcn.dk
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