Glen Riddersholm

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Glen Riddersholm
Personal information
Full name Glen Riddersholm
Date of birth (1972-04-24) 24 April 1972 (age 49)
Place of birth Esbjerg, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Teams managed
Years Team
1995–1999 Ikast fS (youth)
1999–2006 FC Midtjylland (youth)
2006–2008 Denmark U17
2008–2011 FC Midtjylland (assistant)
2011–2015 FC Midtjylland
2015–2017 AGF
2019–2021 SønderjyskE
2021– Genk (assistant)

Glen Riddersholm (born 24 April 1972) is a Danish football manager. He is the assistant manager of Belgian Pro League club Genk.

Coaching career[]

He started as youth coach at Ikast fS and continued in this job, when the club merged with Herning Fremad to form FC Midtjylland.[1]

In 2006, he replaced as the manager of the Danish national under-17 football team.[2] After two years in this job he returned to Midtjylland to become assistant manager.[3]

When Allan Kuhn resigned on 15 April 2011, Riddersholm was promoted to the position as head coach.[4] Riddersholm led the club to its first Danish championship in the 2014-15 Danish Superliga, but shortly after he resigned as manager of the club.[5]

On 6 December 2015 he was named successor of Morten Wieghorst as manager of AGF.[6] He was sacked in September 2017.

In October 2018 he was named new director of sports of Vendsyssel FF.[7]

On 19 December 2018 it was announced that Riddersholm would become new manager of SønderjyskE in the Danish Superliga starting on 1 February 2019.[8]

On 26 May 2021, it was announced, that he would not be the manager of SønderjyskE going forward. As the clubs owners had decided to make changes in the clubs management.

In November 2021 Riddersholm was made new assistant manager of John van den Brom at Belgian Pro League club Genk.[9]

Coaching record[]

As of 30 September 2017
Team From To Record
M W D L Win% Ref.
Denmark U17 2006 2008 24 8 7 9 033.33 [10]
FC Midtjylland 11 April 2011 25 June 2015 160 80 34 46 050.00 [11]
AGF 6 December 2015 30 September 2017 72 25 19 28 034.72 [12]
SønderjyskE 1 January 2019 26 May 2021 48 17 11 20 035.42
Total 282 124 64 94 043.97 —

Honours[]

Managerial[]

FC Midtjylland[]

SønderjyskE[]

References[]

  1. ^ Glen Riddersholm ITU-træner i FC Midtjylland
  2. ^ Midtjylland-træner i spidsen for U17-landsholdet
  3. ^ Erik Rasmussen stopper - afløses af helt ny trænerstruktur
  4. ^ Riddersholm permanent løsning i FCM
  5. ^ FCM og Glen går hver til sit
  6. ^ Officielt: Riddersholm ny AGF-træner
  7. ^ Glen Riddersholm bliver sportsdirektør i Vendsyssel
  8. ^ "Officielt: Glen R. er ny SønderjyskE-træner" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2018-12-19. Retrieved 2018-12-19.
  9. ^ "Riddersholm er ny assistenttræner i Genk" (in Danish). bold.dk. 2021-11-05. Retrieved 2021-12-06.
  10. ^ "Glen Riddersholm". Dansk Boldspil-Union. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  11. ^ "Managers: Glen Riddersholm". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 6 December 2015.
  12. ^ "Glen Riddersholm". Soccerpunter. Soccerpunter. Retrieved 30 September 2017.
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