Tom Køhlert (Danish pronunciation: [ˈtsʰʌmˀ ˈkʰøːlˀʌt]; born 30 April 1947) is a Danish football manager and former player who managed Brøndby IF from 1979 to 1985 and several times later as a caretaker. He led the club to its first ever Danish championship in 1985. He has also functioned as a caretaker for the club's first team on two occasions. He currently coaches lower-tier club Gilleleje FK.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Tom Køhlert | ||
| Date of birth | 30 April 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Glostrup, Denmark[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Gilleleje FK | ||
| Youth career | |||
| AB | |||
| Glostrup IF32 | |||
| Brøndbyvester | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1966–1971 | Brøndby | 62 | (1) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1972–1979 | Brøndby | ||
| 1979 | Brøndby (assistant) | ||
| 1979–1985 | Brøndby | ||
| 1986–1990 | Roskilde | ||
| 1999 | Brøndby (caretaker) | ||
| 2002 | Brøndby (caretaker) | ||
| 2007–2008 | Brøndby | ||
| 2011–2016 | Vallensbæk IF | ||
| 2016–2018 | FC Gribskov | ||
| 2018– | Gilleleje FK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
editA Brøndby IF club legend, Køhlert began his career as a player for Akademisk Boldklub (AB) before shortly moving to Glostrup IF 32 and finally to the former Brøndbyvester IF. A year later, Brøndbyvester merged with Brøndbyøster IF and became Brøndby IF, where he made his debut in 1966.[2] He later stated, that he was not an ambitious player, refusing to train three times a week when new Brøndby coach John Sinding took over.[2]
In 1971, after making 62 appearances for Brøndby, Køhlert retired due to persistent knee injuries.[3]
Managerial career
editKøhlert was appointed as a youth coach in Brøndby by chairman and former teammate, Per Bjerregaard, in 1972. After training different youth teams, he was promoted to first-team head coach in 1979 after having led the team to a fifth-place finish the season before, as former head coach Jørgen Hvidemose had been sacked.[2] He led the club to its first Danish championship in 1985,[4] Køhlert then left the position, as star players such as Michael Laudrup moved away and increasing media attention had changed his role as head coach.[2]
In 1986, Køhlert took the position as head coach for Roskilde in the second division, a team he coached for more than three years.[2] In 1990, he returned as a youth coach for Brøndby.
Køhlert would return to first-team management in 1999, taking over as a caretaker manager after former head coach Ebbe Skovdahl had left for Aberdeen and his replacement, Åge Hareide, would only start on 1 January 2000. After Hareide proved a mismatch as a Brøndby coach, Køhlert once again took over as caretaker in the spring of 2002, leading the club to its ninth championship.[2]
After leaving professional management, he coached the first team of lower-tier clubs Vallensbæk IF,[5] FC Gribskov and Gilleleje FK.[6]
Honours
editBrøndby[2]
References
edit- ^ "Brøndbys guldtræner hjælper de næstbedste". Fyens.dk. Fyens Stiftstidende. 28 April 2017. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f g Thoby, Esben (2013). Brøndby IF - 1964-2014 : 50 fortællinger fra 50 profiler (1. udgave ed.). Aarhus: Turbine. pp. 264–271. ISBN 978-87-7141-333-5.
- ^ Olsen, Søren (6 October 2019). "Mestertræner i serie 3: Tom Køhlert savner ikke topfodbold, roser Zorniger og Hareide, bliver irriteret over eksperter og kommentatorer i tv og vil ikke sige mere om Brøndby". Politiken.dk. Politiken. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Hansen, Jørgen (15 January 2013). "Tom Køhlert fortsætter i Vallensbæk Fodbold". SN.dk. Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ Elias, von Staffeldt (24 March 2018). "FC Gribskov går i opløsning". SN.dk. Sjællandske Nyheder. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
- ^ "Carlsberg Grand Prix". BrøndbyStats.dk. Brøndby Stats. Retrieved 10 August 2020.
External links
edit- (in Danish) Brøndby IF profile