Niels Frederiksen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niels Frederiksen | ||
| Date of birth | 5 November 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Odense, Denmark | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Denmark U21 (Manager) | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997–2006 | B93 (youth) | ||
| 2006–2009 | Lyngby Boldklub (youth) | ||
| 2009–2013 | Lyngby Boldklub | ||
| 2013–2015 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| 2015– | Denmark U21 | ||
Niels Frederiksen (born 5 November 1970) is a Danish football manager currently in charge of Denmark U21.
Coaching career
Niels Frederiksen is educated in economics, and worked in Danske Bank for several years, while having a part time job as youth coach at B93 and Lyngby Boldklub.[1] When Lyngby sacked Henrik Larsen in 2009, Frederiksen took over as manager.[2]
Frederiksens work with the squad was so appreciated by the club board that he was given a new contract in June 2009 lasting until June 2010.[3] In his first full season he secured promotion to the Danish Superliga and the club decide to give him a new contract until June 2011.[4]
On 2 May 2013 it was announced that he would succeed Jess Thorup as manager of Esbjerg fB from the beginning of the 2013–14 Danish Superliga season.[5] He was sacked on 10 August 2015 following a poor start to the 2015–16 season.[6]
On 27 August 2015 it was official, that Frederiksen was the new manager of Denmark U21.[7]
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