Brian Sørensen (born 15 July 1980) is a Danish football coach who is the manager of English club Everton F.C. (women).[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Sørensen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 July 1980 | ||
| Place of birth | Arden, Denmark | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Everton F.C. (women) (manager) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2009–2012 | IK Skovbakken | ||
| 2012–2018 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 2019–2021 | FC Nordsjælland (women) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 2022– | Everton F.C. (women) | ||
Coaching career
editSørensen moved to Fortuna Hjørring in July 2012, after being coach in IK Skovbakken. He was an important part of Fortuna's success in the Danish women's football and UEFA Women's Champions League, winning the Danish Championship in 2014 and 2016 and reaching the quarter-finals in the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League. In February 2018, he quit the club after six years to live in United States with his wife and footballer Camilla Kur Larsen.[2] The team were in first place at the time and went on to finish 2017–18 Elitedivisionen winners.
Sørensen joined FC Nordsjælland in December 2018 as part of the staff and was elected as new head coach in July 2019.[3] The team were promoted to the Elitedivisionen for the 2019–20 season, where they finished in 3rd place and won the Danish Cup.
At the conclusion of his contract, Sørensen agreed a return to Fortuna Hjørring ahead of the 2021–22 season.[4] He led the team to second place league finish and qualification for the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League.
On 8 April 2022, Women's Super League team Everton announced the appointment of Sørensen on an initial two-year contract ahead of the 2022–23 WSL season.[5][6] He replaced caretaker manager Chris Roberts who had been serving in that role since the dismissal of Jean-Luc Vasseur.[7][8] He signed a new two-year contract in April 2024.[9][10] Sorensen was awarded the Barclays Women’s Super League Manager of the Month for May 2024 after a 2-1 win against Brighton & Hove Albion and a 1-1 draw with Arsenal.[11]
Honours
editManager
editIK Skovbakken
edit- Danish Women's Cup: 2009
Fortuna Hjørring
edit- Elitedivisionen: 2014, 2016
- Danish Women's Cup: 2016; runners-up: 2013, 2015
FC Nordsjælland
edit- Danish Women's Cup: 2020
References
edit- ^ "Fortuna henter tidligere traener hjem fra ligarival". tv2.dk. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Fortuna-træner Brian Sørensen stopper". TV2/Nord. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Brian Sørensen sætter ord på den første halvsæson". kvindeliga.dk. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
- ^ "Fortuna henter tidligere traener hjem fra ligarival". tv2.dk. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
- ^ "Sorensen To Become New Everton Women Manager". Everton FC. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Wrack, Suzanne (8 April 2022). "Everton Women confirm Brian Sørensen will take over next season". the Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Bosher, Luke; Harpur, Charlotte (8 April 2022). "Everton Women appoint Brian Sorensen as their new manager for 2022-23 season". The Athletic. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
- ^ Garry, Tom (2 February 2022). "Everton sack manager Jean-Luc Vasseur after just 10 games in charge of women's side". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
- ^ "Everton manager Brian Sorensen signs new contract until 2026". BBC Sport. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Brian Sorensen 'really happy' after extending contract as Everton manager". The Independent. Retrieved 11 July 2024.
- ^ "Sorensen Scoops Manager Of The Month Award". www.evertonfc.com.
External links
edit- Brian Sørensen coach profile at Soccerway
- Brian Sørensen coach profile Archived 2020-06-25 at the Wayback Machine at fcn.dk
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