Viggo Jensen (footballer, born 1947)
Viggo Biehl Jensen (born 15 September 1947) is a Danish former football player and manager. He was most recently the manager of Danish Superliga side Silkeborg IF.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Viggo Biehl Jensen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 September 1947 | ||
| Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Defender, Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Silkeborg IF | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1965 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1965–1969 | Esbjerg fB | 29 | |
| 1970–1973 | B 1909 | 154 | |
| 1973–1974 | FC Bayern Munich | 5 | (0) |
| 1974–1978 | SpVgg Fürth | 102 | (5) |
| 1978–1979 | Odense Boldklub | ||
| 1980 | B 1909 | ||
| International career | |||
| 1971–1973 | Denmark | 8 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1981 | Ullerslev Boldklub | ||
| 1982–1987 | Svendborg fB | ||
| 1987–1992 | Silkeborg IF | ||
| 1989–1992 | Denmark U21 | ||
| 1992–1993 | Malmö FF | ||
| 1994 | Odense Boldklub | ||
| 1995 | Viborg FF | ||
| 1995–1997 | Odense Boldklub | ||
| 1997 | Aarhus Fremad | ||
| 1997–2002 | Esbjerg fB | ||
| 2002–2006 | Silkeborg IF | ||
| 2007 | Estonia | ||
| 2008 | FC Fyn | ||
| 2008–2010 | Odense Boldklub (assistant) | ||
| 2011 | Vejle Boldklub | ||
| 2012–2013 | Silkeborg IF | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
As a player, Jensen played for Danish sides B 1909, Esbjerg fB, and Odense Boldklub and the German sides FC Bayern Munich and SpVgg Fürth. He played for the Denmark national football team in 8 games from 1971 to 1973.
As a coach, he was named Danish manager of the Year in 1988. He managed the Denmark national under-21 football team from 1989 to 1992 and Malmö FF 1992–1994. In July 2007 he was announced new coach of Estonia a job he held until November 2007, when he was replaced by Tarmo Rüütli.[1]
References
edit- ^ "Viggo Jensen" (in German). fussballdaten.de. Retrieved 20 February 2010.
External links
edit- Viggo Jensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Viggo Jensen at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Viggo Jensen Interview
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