Henrik Jensen (football manager, born 1985)
Henrik Jensen (born 11 January 1985) is a Danish football manager, who is assistant coach of EFL Championship club Burnley.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 11 January 1985 | ||
| Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Burnley (assistant) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 2011–2012 | Fortuna Hjørring | ||
| 2013–2016 | Vendsyssel (assistant) | ||
| 2016–2017 | Norrköping (youth) | ||
| 2018 | Linköpings (caretaker) | ||
| 2018–2021 | Midtjylland (youth) | ||
| 2021–2022 | Midtjylland (assistant) | ||
| 2022 | Midtjylland (caretaker) | ||
| 2023–2024 | Kalmar | ||
| 2024– | Burnley (assistant) | ||
Managerial career
editJensen started his managerial career as manager of Fortuna Hjørring in 2011 and became assistant manager of Vendsyssel in 2013.[1]
In 2017, he became new youth coach at the Swedish club Norrköping.[2] In May 2018, he was made caretaker manager of Linköpings in the Damallsvenskan for the remainder of the spring season.[3]
In the summer of 2018, he returned to Denmark to become new youth manager of Midtjylland,[4] and in 2021 the club promoted him to assistant manager.[5] Following the sacking of Bo Henriksen in July 2022, Jensen was made caretaker manager of Midtjylland for six games.[6]
In December 2022, it was announced that he would become new manager of Kalmar in the Swedish Allsvenskan starting in January 2023.[7]
In June 2024, he was announced as Burnley's assistant manager.
References
edit- ^ "Vendsyssel opryster på trænerfronten". bold.dk (in Danish). 17 February 2015. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Ny tränare i U17". svenskalag.se (in Swedish). 12 December 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Linköping vann efter tränarbytet". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 7 May 2018. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Sportsprofilen: 35-årig akademiker styrer FCM's talenter". herningfolkeblad.dk (in Danish). 24 February 2020. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Ny assistent med offensiv lup". fcm.dk (in Danish). 19 August 2021. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Han overtager midlertidigt jobbet i FCM". tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). 28 July 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
- ^ "Dansken Henrik Jensen ny huvudtränare för Kalmar FF". aftonbladet.se (in Swedish). 28 December 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2023.
External links
edit- Henrik Jensen at WorldFootball.net
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