Jesper Sørensen

Danish football manager and former player (born 1973)

Jesper Sørensen
Personal information
Date of birth	(1973-06-10) June 10, 1973 (age 50)
Place of birth	Aarhus, Denmark
Height	1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 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)
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–	Brøndby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 12 November 2023

Managerial record by team and tenure
Team	Nat	From	To	Record								Ref
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Win %	Ref
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

^ Sørensen er færdig i SIF - tv2oj.dk (Danish)
^ Ny U21-landstræner hentes i Brøndby IF - dbu.dk (Danish)
^ Jesper Sørensen er ny U21-landstræner, bold.dk, 18 August 2021
^ "Denmark U21 manager extends contract". RED-WHITE SITE. 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
^ "U21-landsholdets trænerduo forlænger". DBU (in Danish). 2022-12-08. Retrieved 2022-12-10.
^ "Officielt: Brøndby hyrer Jesper Sørensen som cheftræner". bold.dk (in Danish). 2023-01-02. Retrieved 2023-01-02.
^ "Silkeborg IF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "FC Fredericia: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Denmark U21: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
^ "Brøndby IF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.

External links

Jesper Sørensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Jesper Sørensen official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
Jesper Sørensen at FootballDatabase.eu

Brøndby IF

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Current season

Personnel

Owner: David Blitzer
Manager: Jesper Sørensen

History

Seasons

Home stadium

Brøndby Stadium (1965–present)

Rivalries

Copenhagen Derby

v t e Brøndby IF – managers
Knudsen (1964–67) Andersen (1967–69) I. Jensen (1969–70) Sinding (1970–72) Johansen (1973) F. Laudrup (1973) Møller (1974) Sinding (1975) Hvidemose (1975–80) Køhlert (1981–85) Skovdahl (1986) Peitersen (1987–88) Skovdahl (1988–89) Olsen (1990–92) Skovdahl (1992–99) Køhlert^c (1999) Hareide (2000–02) Køhlert^c (2002) M. Laudrup (2002–06) Meulensteen (2006–07) Køhlert (2007–08) Nielsen (2009–10) H. Jensen (2010–11) Skarbalius (2011–13) Frank (2013–16) Skarbalius^c (2016) Zorniger (2016–19) Retov^c (2019) Frederiksen (2019–22) Sørensen (2023–) (c) = caretaker.

Brøndby IF – managers

Knudsen (1964–67)
Andersen (1967–69)
I. Jensen (1969–70)
Sinding (1970–72)
Johansen (1973)
F. Laudrup (1973)
Møller (1974)
Sinding (1975)
Hvidemose (1975–80)
Køhlert (1981–85)
Skovdahl (1986)
Peitersen (1987–88)
Skovdahl (1988–89)
Olsen (1990–92)
Skovdahl (1992–99)
Køhlert^c (1999)
Hareide (2000–02)
Køhlert^c (2002)
M. Laudrup (2002–06)
Meulensteen (2006–07)
Køhlert (2007–08)
Nielsen (2009–10)
H. Jensen (2010–11)
Skarbalius (2011–13)
Frank (2013–16)
Skarbalius^c (2016)
Zorniger (2016–19)
Retov^c (2019)
Frederiksen (2019–22)
Sørensen (2023–)

v t e Brøndby IF – current squad
1 Pentz 2 Sebulonsen 3 Heggheim 4 Rasmussen 5 Lauritsen 7 Vallys 8 Greve 9 Omoijuanfo 10 Wass 11 Bundgaard 14 Mensah 16 Mikkelsen 18 Tshiembe 19 Kvist 20 Kowalczyk 22 Radošević 23 Cappis 24 Divković 28 Suzuki 30 Vanlerberghe 31 Klaiber 32 Alves 36 Kvistgaarden 37 Bischoff 40 Ægidius 41 Schwartau 99 Yeboah Manager: Sørensen

v t e Current Danish Superliga head coaches
Bertelsen Frandsen Krogh Neestrup D. Nielsen K. Nielsen Poulsen Prelec Rösler Sørensen Thomasberg Thorup

v t e Silkeborg IF – managers
Bjerre (1954–56) Lundsten (1956–57) K. Knudsen (1958–60) Madsen (1961–63) Bjerre (1964–66) Bjerre & Iversen (1967) Bjerre (1967–69) Jørgensen (1970–71) Hugger (1972–74) Rasmussen (1975–76) Bjerre (1976–78) Weile (1979–80) Holm (1981–82) B. Jensen (1983–86) Hugger (1986) V. Jensen (1987–92) Johansson (1992–94) Nilsson (1994) Andersen (1995) Petersen (1995) Elkjær (1995–96) Piontek (1997–99) Johansen (1999–2001) Bruun (2001–02) V. Jensen (2002–06) Lundbye (2007) P. Knudsen (2007–08) Bech (2009–12) Bordinggaard (2012) V. Jensen (2012–13) J. Sørensen (2013–14) Poulsen (2014–15) P. Sørensen (2015–18) Hansen (2018–19) Nielsen (2019–)

Silkeborg IF – managers

Bjerre (1954–56)
Lundsten (1956–57)
K. Knudsen (1958–60)
Madsen (1961–63)
Bjerre (1964–66)
Bjerre & Iversen (1967)
Bjerre (1967–69)
Jørgensen (1970–71)
Hugger (1972–74)
Rasmussen (1975–76)
Bjerre (1976–78)
Weile (1979–80)
Holm (1981–82)
B. Jensen (1983–86)
Hugger (1986)
V. Jensen (1987–92)
Johansson (1992–94)
Nilsson (1994)
Andersen (1995)
Petersen (1995)
Elkjær (1995–96)
Piontek (1997–99)
Johansen (1999–2001)
Bruun (2001–02)
V. Jensen (2002–06)
Lundbye (2007)
P. Knudsen (2007–08)
Bech (2009–12)
Bordinggaard (2012)
V. Jensen (2012–13)
J. Sørensen (2013–14)
Poulsen (2014–15)
P. Sørensen (2015–18)
Hansen (2018–19)
Nielsen (2019–)

v t e FC Fredericia – managers
Ross (1991–93) J. Hansen (1993–95) Bech (1996–97) Pedersen (1997) B. Hansen (1997–99) Pedersen (1999) Jensen (2000) Holm (2000–2002) Fritsen (2002–05) Vingaard (2005–08) P. Sørensen (2009–10) Thomasberg (2010–13) Thychosen & Simonsen (2013) Wael (2013–15) P. Sørensen (2015) Pedersen (2015) J. Sørensen (2015–18) Dal (2018–20) M. Hansen (2020–)

v t e Denmark national under-21 football team – managers
Troelsen (1976–80) Nielsen (1980–89) Jensen (1989–92) Poulsen (1992–99) Serritslev (2000–06) Bordinggaard (2006–11) Wieghorst (2011–13) Thorup (2013–15) Frederiksen (2015–19) Capellas (2019–21) Sørensen (2021–23) Højer (2023–)