Jesper Sørensen | |
Birth Date: | 10 June 1973 |
Birth Place: | Aarhus, Denmark |
Height: | 1.77 m |
Position: | Midfielder |
Currentclub: | Brøndby (manager) |
Youthyears1: | 1983–1990 |
Youthclubs1: | AGF |
Years1: | 1991–1995 |
Years2: | 1995 |
Years3: | 1995–1997 |
Years4: | 1997–1999 |
Years5: | 1999–2004 |
Years6: | 2004–2006 |
Clubs1: | AGF |
Clubs2: | → Ikast FS (loan) |
Clubs3: | FC Copenhagen |
Clubs4: | AGF |
Clubs5: | AB |
Clubs6: | AGF |
Caps1: | 46 |
Caps3: | 37 |
Caps4: | 48 |
Caps5: | 116 |
Caps6: | 63 |
Goals1: | 1 |
Goals3: | 3 |
Goals4: | 2 |
Goals5: | 3 |
Goals6: | 0 |
Nationalyears1: | 1988–1989 |
Nationalyears2: | 1991–1992 |
Nationalyears3: | 1992–1995 |
Nationalteam1: | Denmark U17 |
Nationalteam2: | Denmark U19 |
Nationalteam3: | Denmark U21 |
Nationalcaps1: | 20 |
Nationalcaps2: | 5 |
Nationalcaps3: | 5 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Nationalgoals3: | 0 |
Manageryears1: | 2009–2013 |
Managerclubs1: | AGF (assistant) |
Manageryears2: | 2013–2014 |
Managerclubs2: | Silkeborg |
Manageryears3: | 2015 |
Managerclubs3: | AGF (assistant) |
Manageryears4: | 2015–2018 |
Managerclubs4: | Fredericia |
Manageryears5: | 2019–2021 |
Managerclubs5: | Brøndby (assistant) |
Manageryears6: | 2021–2023 |
Managerclubs6: | Denmark U21 |
Manageryears7: | 2023– |
Managerclubs7: | Brøndby |
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.
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]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | ||||||||
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Silkeborg | 1 July 2013 | 8 December 2014 | [7] | |||||||||
Fredericia | 10 December 2015 | 30 June 2018 | [8] | |||||||||
Denmark U21 | 1 September 2021 | 2 January 2023 | [9] | |||||||||
Brøndby | 2 January 2023 | Present | [10] | |||||||||
Career total | — |