Jesper Sørensen (born 10 June 1973) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is currently manager of the Danish Superliga team Brøndby IF.

Jesper Sørensen
Personal information
Date of birth (1973-06-10) 10 June 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Brøndby (manager)
Youth career
1983–1990 AGF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1991–1995 AGF 46 (1)
1995Ikast FS (loan)
1995–1997 FC Copenhagen 37 (3)
1997–1999 AGF 48 (2)
1999–2004 AB 116 (3)
2004–2006 AGF 63 (0)
International career
1988–1989 Denmark U17 20 (0)
1991–1992 Denmark U19 5 (0)
1992–1995 Denmark U21 5 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2013 AGF (assistant)
2013–2014 Silkeborg
2015 AGF (assistant)
2015–2018 Fredericia
2019–2021 Brøndby (assistant)
2021–2023 Denmark U21
2023– Brøndby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Career

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Sørensen previously played football as a midfielder for FC Copenhagen, Ikast FS, AB and AGF.

In the summer of 2009, he became assistant coach at AGF – a position he held until 2013, when he became head coach of Silkeborg IF. However, after registering a record low number of points in the Superliga, Sørensen was sacked on 8 December 2014.[1]

On 18 August 2021, he was announced as the new manager of the Danish under-21 national team,[2] although he kept serving as the assistant coach at Brøndby IF until the end of the same year.[3]

Under Sørensen's tenure, Denmark reached the qualification play-offs for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, even though they eventually lost to Croatia over two legs.[4] Despite that, in December 2022 the coach (as well as his assistant, Steffen Højer), renewed his contract with the Federation until 2024.[5]

Just a month after renewing his contract, Sørensen left the Danish U-21 team to become manager of his former club Brøndby IF in January 2023.[6]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 12 November 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Silkeborg   1 July 2013 8 December 2014 55 23 10 22 90 68 +22 041.82 [7]
Fredericia   10 December 2015 30 June 2018 89 35 23 31 128 118 +10 039.33 [8]
Denmark U21   1 September 2021 2 January 2023 13 7 4 2 21 12 +9 053.85 [9]
Brøndby   2 January 2023 Present 32 18 5 9 55 38 +17 056.25 [10]
Career total 189 83 42 64 294 236 +58 043.92

References

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  1. ^ Sørensen er færdig i SIF - tv2oj.dk (Danish)
  2. ^ Ny U21-landstræner hentes i Brøndby IF - dbu.dk (Danish)
  3. ^ Jesper Sørensen er ny U21-landstræner, bold.dk, 18 August 2021
  4. ^ "Denmark U21 manager extends contract". RED-WHITE SITE. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  5. ^ "U21-landsholdets trænerduo forlænger". DBU (in Danish). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
  6. ^ "Officielt: Brøndby hyrer Jesper Sørensen som cheftræner". bold.dk (in Danish). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
  7. ^ "Silkeborg IF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  8. ^ "FC Fredericia: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  9. ^ "Denmark U21: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  10. ^ "Brøndby IF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
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