Jesper Sørensen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | June 10, 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Denmark U21 (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1990 | AGF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | AGF | 46 | (1) |
| 1995 | → Ikast FS (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 1995–1997 | FC Copenhagen | 37 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | AGF | 48 | (2) |
| 1999–2004 | AB | 116 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | AGF | 63 | (0) |
| National team | |||
| 1988–1989 | Denmark U17 | 20 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Denmark U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2009–2013 | AGF (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Silkeborg | ||
| 2015 | AGF (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Fredericia | ||
| 2019–2021 | Brøndby (assistant) | ||
| 2021– | Denmark U21 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
Jesper Sørensen (born 10 June 1973) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is currently manager of the Danish national under-21 football team.
Career[]
Sørensen has previously played as a midfielder for FC Copenhagen, Ikast FS, AB and AGF. In the summer of 2009, he became assistant coach in AGF – a position he held until 2013, where he became head coach of Silkeborg IF. After an autumn season with a record low number of points in the Superliga, Sørensen was, however, sacked on 8 December 2014.[1]
On 18 August 2021 he was announced as the new manager of the Danish national under-21 football team.[2] However, he would continue in his assistant coach position in Brøndby IF until the end of 2021.[3]
References[]
- ^ Sørensen er færdig i SIF - tv2oj.dk (Danish)
- ^ Ny U21-landstræner hentes i Brøndby IF - dbu.dk (Danish)
- ^ Jesper Sørensen er ny U21-landstræner, bold.dk, 18 August 2021
External links[]
- (in Danish) Official Danish Superliga stats
- (in Danish) Danish national team profile
- (in English) Jesper Sørensen at Footballdatabase
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- 1973 births
- Living people
- Danish footballers
- Denmark under-21 international footballers
- Denmark youth international footballers
- Danish Superliga players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Ikast FS players
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- Akademisk Boldklub players
- Silkeborg IF managers
- FC Fredericia managers
- Association football midfielders
- Danish football managers
- Brøndby IF non-playing staff
- Danish football midfielder stubs