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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.

On 18 August 2021, he was announced as the new manager of the Danish under-21 national team, although he kept serving as the assistant coach at Brøndby IF until the end of the same year.

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. Despite that, in December 2022 the coach (as well as his assistant, Steffen Højer), renewed his contract with the Federation until 2024.

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. In his first half-season, he guided the club to a 5th place in the Danish Superliga. 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. On 11 December 2024, Sørensen was sacked by Brøndby with the club in 5th place in the Danish Superliga.

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		1 July 2013	8 December 2014	55	23	10	22	90	68	+22	041.82
Fredericia		10 December 2015	30 June 2018	89	35	23	31	128	118	+10	039.33
Denmark U21		1 September 2021	2 January 2023	13	7	4	2	21	12	+9	053.85
Brøndby		2 January 2023	11 December 2024	73	37	17	19	138	91	+47	050.68
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.

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)

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