Henrik_Pedersen_(football_manager)
Henrik Pedersen (football manager)
Danish football manager (born 1978)
Henrik Pedersen (born 2 January 1978) is a Danish football manager, currently the assistant head coach Sheffield Wednesday.
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Pedersen with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Henrik Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | (1978-01-02) 2 January 1978 (age 46) | ||
| Place of birth | Humlum, Denmark | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Sheffield Wednesday (assistant head coach) | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| 1997–2001 | Holstebro BK (youth) | ||
| 2002–2006 | Esbjerg fB (youth) | ||
| 2006–2008 | AGF (youth) | ||
| 2008–2010 | Red Bull Salzburg (youth) | ||
| 2010–2011 | Red Bull Ghana | ||
| 2012–2014 | Red Bull Salzburg (youth) | ||
| 2014–2015 | HB Køge | ||
| 2016–2017 | Union Berlin (assistant) | ||
| 2018 | Eintracht Braunschweig | ||
| 2019–2021 | Strømsgodset | ||
| 2021–2023 | Vendsyssel FF | ||
| 2023– | Sheffield Wednesday (assistant) | ||
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Pedersen worked as a youth manager at several Danish clubs before joining Red Bull Salzburg.[1]
In 2014 he got his first job as a first team manager, when he became manager of HB Køge in the Danish 1st Division.[2] He left on 23 December 2015 on mutual consent.[3]
In 2016 he became Jens Keller's assistant manager at 1. FC Union Berlin.[4] Pedersen was sacked together with Keller on 4 December 2017.[5]
On 30 May 2018, he was named new manager of Eintracht Braunschweig in the 3. Liga replacing Torsten Lieberknecht.[6] He was sacked on 10 October 2018.[7]
On 20 June 2019, he signed a 2+1⁄2-year contract with Norwegian club Strømsgodset.[8] He left the club on 9 April 2021, after allegations arose that he had made racist remarks during his time with the club.[9][10]
On 2 July 2021, Pedersen was announced new manager of Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF.[11]
On 20 October 2023, Vendsyssel FF confirmed that Pedersen had joined EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday as the assistant head coach to Danny Röhl.[12][13]
- "Red Bull-træner til HB Køge". Archived from the original on 28 August 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- "Henrik Pedersen wird neuer Chef-Trainer". Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 27 August 2018.
- "Eintracht Braunschweig entlässt Pedersen". kicker.de. 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- "Ny Godset-trener henta rett fra bryllupsreise: – Fikk fire timer". www.nrk.no. NRK. 20 June 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2019.
- Baardsen, Joachim; et al. (9 April 2021). "Henrik Pedersen ferdig i Strømsgodset: - Sterkt uenig og kritisk". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- Busk, Martin; de Wahl, Stian André (9 April 2021). "Henrik Pedersen ferdig i Strømsgodset". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 April 2021.
- HENRIK PEDERSEN NY CHEFTRÆNER I VENDSYSSEL FF, vendsysselff.dk, 2 July 2021
- PEDERSEN SOLD TO ENGLISH SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY, vendsysselff.dk, 20 October 2023
- Pedersen makes S6 switch, Sheffield Wednesday FC, 20 October 2023