Keld Gantzhorn
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Keld Gantzhorn Knudsen | ||
Date of birth | 3 October 1954 | ||
Place of birth | Gamby, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1978 | Odense | ||
Teams managed | |||
1988–1996 | Denmark Women | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Keld Gantzhorn Knudsen (born 3 October 1954) is a Danish former footballer and manager.[1]
Career[]
Gantzhorn played for Odense, and appeared for the team in the 1978–79 European Cup on 27 September 1978 against Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, which finished as a 1–2 away loss.[2] He later began coaching, and was the manager of the Denmark women's national team from 1988 until 1996. He coached the team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics.
Under the leadership of Keld Gantzhorn, the team won a bronze medal during the European Championships in Denmark in 1991 by winning 2-1 over Italy in the match of 3-4. place, after losing to Norway in the semifinals after rematch and penalty shootout. Likewise, the team won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Italy in 1993 by beating the defending European champions Germany 3-1. Here too, Denmark had lost the semifinal to Norway 1-0.
In addition to the national coaching job for women, Gantzhorn coached male teams from OB (U-18), Od. KFUM, Næsby and Dalum.
Personal life[]
Gantzhorn was born in Nordfyn Municipality. He studied to become a teacher, and currently works at the Hjalleseskolen in Odense. He lives in the district of Odense with his wife Rita, and has four children.[3]
in theReferences[]
- ^ Keld Gantzhorn at Soccerway
- ^ "Champions League 1978/1979 » 1. Round » Lokomotiv Sofia – Odense BK 2:1". WorldFootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
- ^ Kaarsted, Hanne (18 February 2009). "Lokal profil" [Local profile] (PDF). Dalum-Hjallese Avis (in Danish). Vol. 2 no. 8. p. 11. Archived (PDF) from the original on 31 December 2019. Retrieved 31 December 2019.
External links[]
- Keld Gantzhorn – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Profile 1 and profile 2 at WorldFootball.net
- Keld Gantzhorn at Soccerdonna.de (in German)
- Profile at DBU.dk
- 1954 births
- Living people
- People from Nordfyn Municipality
- Danish footballers
- Odense Boldklub players
- Danish 1st Division players
- Association football midfielders
- Danish football managers
- Women's association football managers
- Denmark women's national football team managers
- 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
- 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup managers
- Danish schoolteachers
- Danish football biography stubs