Jesper Sørensen

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
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)
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
2023–2024 Brøndby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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

Career

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] In his first half-season, he guided the club to a 5th place in the Danish Superliga.[7] In his first full season, Brøndby was on route to take the Danish championship, but lost in the last round, when the club lost 2-3 to AGF Aarhus.[8] On 11 December 2024, Sørensen was sacked by Brøndby with the club in 5th place in the Danish Superliga.[9]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 8 December 2024
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Silkeborg Denmark 1 July 2013 8 December 2014 55 23 10 22 90 68 +22 041.82 [10]
Fredericia Denmark 10 December 2015 30 June 2018 89 35 23 31 128 118 +10 039.33 [11]
Denmark U21 Denmark 1 September 2021 2 January 2023 13 7 4 2 21 12 +9 053.85 [12]
Brøndby Denmark 2 January 2023 11 December 2024 73 37 17 19 138 91 +47 050.68 [13]
Career total 230 102 54 74 377 289 +88 044.35 —

References

  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. ^ "AGF vinder bronze efter vanvittigt comeback i kæmpe drama!". bold.dk (in Danish). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
  8. ^ "Kollaps: Brøndby smed guldet efter kæmpe drama". bold.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
  9. ^ "Jesper Sørensen færdig i Brøndby". bold.dk (in Danish). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Silkeborg IF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  11. ^ "FC Fredericia: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  12. ^ "Denmark U21: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
  13. ^ "Brøndby IF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.


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