Lars Søndergaard
Danish footballer and manager (born 1959) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lars Søndergaard (born 5 April 1959) is a Danish professional football manager and former player who last worked as manager of the Denmark women's national team.
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Full name | Lars Søndergaard[1] | ||
Date of birth | (1959-04-05) 5 April 1959 (age 65)[2] | ||
Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark[3] | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3] | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
AaB | 40[4] | ||
Managerial career | |||
1996–1997 | AaB (youth) | ||
1997 | AaB | ||
1998–2000 | AaB (assistant) | ||
2000–2001 | Austria Salzburg (assistant) | ||
2001–2003 | Austria Salzburg | ||
2004–2005 | Austria Wien | ||
2006–2007 | Grazer AK | ||
2007 | FC Wacker Innsbruck | ||
2008–2009 | Red Bull Salzburg youth | ||
2009–2010 | Viborg | ||
2011–2015 | SønderjyskE | ||
2015–2016 | AaB | ||
2017–2023 | Denmark women | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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On 18 December 2017, it was announced by the Danish Football Association (DBU) that Lars Søndergaard was the new manager of the Denmark women's national team. He signed a contract which would last until the end of UEFA Women's Euro 2021.[5] On 10 October 2020, the DBU announced that Søndergaard had signed a new contract which would last until a potential qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6] After qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and guiding his team to the round of sixteen, Lars announced he would step down as coach.[7]