Kasper Hjulmand
Danish football manager (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Kasper Hjulmand (born 9 April 1972) is a Danish football manager and a former player. He is currently the head coach for the Denmark national team.
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Birth name | Kasper Hjulmand | ||||||||||||||||
Date of birth | (1972-04-09) 9 April 1972 (age 52) | ||||||||||||||||
Place of birth | Gandrup, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||||||||||||||||
Position(s) | Defender | ||||||||||||||||
Team information | |||||||||||||||||
Current team | Denmark (head coach) | ||||||||||||||||
College career | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1994 | North Florida Ospreys | 18 | (6) | ||||||||||||||
Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||
1987–1991 | Randers Freja | ||||||||||||||||
1992–1994 | Herlev IF | ||||||||||||||||
1995–1998 | B.93 | ||||||||||||||||
Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||
1998–2003 | Lyngby (U-18) | ||||||||||||||||
2003–2005 | Lyngby (ITU) | ||||||||||||||||
2006–2008 | Lyngby | ||||||||||||||||
2011–2014 | Nordsjælland | ||||||||||||||||
2014–2015 | Mainz 05 | ||||||||||||||||
2016–2019 | Nordsjælland | ||||||||||||||||
2020– | Denmark | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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As a manager he led Nordsjælland to their first ever Danish Superliga title in 2012. After a brief stint at Mainz 05, he returned to Nordsjælland in 2016 before being appointed coach of Denmark in 2020, following which he guided the national team to the semi-finals of UEFA Euro 2020. He has also qualified Denmark for 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024.