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Kasper Hjulmand

Kasper Hjulmand (born 9 April 1972) is a Danish football manager and a former player. He was most recently the head coach for the Denmark national team.

Kasper Hjulmand
Hjulmand managing Nordsjælland in 2013
Personal information
Full name Kasper Hjulmand[1]
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
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
2020–2024 Denmark
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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 later guided Denmark to qualification for the 2022 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2024.

Playing career

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A defender,[2] Hjulmand played with Herlev IF two seasons and then moved to B.93 in the winter of 1995.[3] He also played for the North Florida Ospreys in 1994, scoring six goals in 18 appearances.[4][5] After three seasons with B93, Hjulmand was forced to retire as a football player at the age of 26 due to a knee injury.[6]

Coaching career

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Early career

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Hjulmand became head coach of Lyngby from 1 January 2006[7] until 7 July 2008 when he became an assistant coach with Nordsjælland.[8] He was named the successor of Morten Wieghorst at Nordsjælland taking over from 1 July 2011[9] until 18 May 2014[10] when he had his final match as head coach of Nordsjælland; a 2–2 draw against Brøndby.[11] Nordsjælland won their first ever Danish championship with Hjulmand as head coach, despite having one of the lowest budgets in the league. He also guided them to the UEFA Champions League group stages.[12]

Mainz 05

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On 15 May 2014, Hjulmand was confirmed as Thomas Tuchel's successor at Mainz 05 for the following season.[10] His first two matches in charge was in the Third qualifying round of the Europa League. In the first leg against Asteras Tripoli, Mainz won 1–0,[13] and in the second leg, Mainz lost 3–1 and they got knocked out of the campaign.[14] Mainz went on to be knocked out in the first round of the DFB-Pokal after losing to Chemnitzer FC in a shoot–out.[15] In his first eight league matches, Mainz were undefeated and in third place.[16] After this, Mainz won only one of their 13 matches and dropped down to 14th place.[16] At this point, on 17 February 2015, he was dismissed.[17] His final match was a 4–2 loss to Borussia Dortmund.[18]

Return to Nordsjælland

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On 15 December 2015, Hjulmand returned as manager of Nordsjælland on 1 January 2016.[19] In January 2019, he was linked with Anderlecht, but Nordsjælland wanted a compensation that Anderlecht did not want to pay, and Fred Rutten was appointed instead.[20] Following the failed contract extension with Anderlecht, Hjulmand announced that he would leave Nordsjælland in summer 2019 at the end of his contract.[21] On 25 March 2019, Hjulmand left Nordsjælland by mutual consent, after having secured a spot in the Championship round of the 2018–19 Danish Superliga.[22]

Denmark national team

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In June 2019, it was announced that Hjulmand would replace Åge Hareide as manager of the Denmark national football team, when Hareide's contract expired after the UEFA Euro 2020 tournament.[23] The tournament was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.[24]

At the UEFA Euro 2020, Hjulmand led Denmark to the semi-finals, in which they lost 2–1 after extra-time and a controversial penalty against England.[25] He later led Denmark to finish second in their group in the 2022–23 UEFA Nations League A, finishing one point behind Croatia.[26] In the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Denmark finished last in their group with one draw and two defeats, in which they scored only once in the tournament.[27] In the UEFA Euro 2024, Denmark finished second in their group and faced Germany in the round of 16, but lost 2–0.[28] On 19 July 2024, Hjulmand resigned as Danish national coach.[29]

Coaching record

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As of match played 29 June 2024
Team From To Record
M W D L Win% Ref.
Lyngby 1 January 2006[7] 7 July 2008[8] 50 14 12 24 028.00
Nordsjælland 1 July 2011[9] 18 May 2014[10][11] 122 58 25 39 047.54 [30][31]
Mainz 05 18 May 2014[10][11] 17 February 2015[17] 24 5 11 8 020.83 [32]
Nordsjælland 1 January 2016[9] 25 March 2019 113 43 31 39 038.05 [33]
Denmark 1 August 2020 19 July 2024 54 32 8 14 059.26 [34][35]
Total 363 152 87 124 041.87 —

Honours

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References

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  1. ^ "Squad List: FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022: Denmark (DEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 18 December 2022. p. 9. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  2. ^ Kasper Hjulmand at WorldFootball.net
  3. ^ "Kasper Hjulmands Stats". Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 February 2007. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  4. ^ "Statistics Summary for 1994". North Florida Ospreys. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  5. ^ "UNF grad Kasper Hjulmand named Denmark's soccer coach". The Florida Times-Union. 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 8 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Tuchels Nachfolger ist da: Hjulmand "passt genau"". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. 15 May 2014. Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Lyngby BK » Manager history". Worldfootball. Heim: Spiel. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  8. ^ a b "Kasper Hjulmand træner i FCN". Politiken (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus. 7 July 2008. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  9. ^ a b c "FC Nordsjælland | Manager history". Worldfootball.net. Heim: Spiel. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  10. ^ a b c d "Hjulmand übernimmt Tuchels Job". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding. 16 May 2014. Retrieved 16 May 2014.
  11. ^ a b c "FC Nordsjaelland". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  12. ^ "Nordsjælland claim first Danish title". UEFA. 23 May 2012. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  13. ^ "Dank Okazaki: Mainz in der Pole-Position". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. 31 July 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  14. ^ "Mainz 05 verpasst Playoffs zur Europa League". Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). Südwestdeutsche Medien Holding. 7 August 2014. Retrieved 7 August 2014.
  15. ^ "10:9! Fink setzt dem Wahnsinn die Krone auf". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. 15 August 2014. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  16. ^ a b "Wie erwartet: Aus für FSV-Coach Hjulmand". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  17. ^ a b "Kreuzbandriss zwang Schmidt in die Knie". Die Welt (in German). Axel Springer SE. 17 February 2015. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  18. ^ "1. FSV Mainz 05". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. Retrieved 17 February 2015.
  19. ^ "FC Nordsjælland får nye ejere og skifter cheftræner". FC Nordsjælland (in Danish). 15 December 2015. Archived from the original on 22 December 2015.
  20. ^ Okstrøm, Oliver (7 January 2019). "Anderlecht-træners særlige kontrakt: Åbner dør på klem for Hjulmand". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  21. ^ Hoffskov, Ole (7 January 2019). "Kasper Hjulmand stopper i FCN til sommer". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  22. ^ "Hjulmand stopper øjeblikkeligt i FCN". bold.dk (in Danish). 25 March 2019. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019.
  23. ^ Dalgaard, Rasmus (12 June 2019). "Kasper Hjulmand bliver ny træner for herrelandsholdet i fodbold". Danmarks Radio (in Danish). Retrieved 6 December 2024.
  24. ^ "Hjulmand er startet som landstræner før tid". bold.dk (in Danish). 18 May 2020. Archived from the original on 24 May 2020.
  25. ^ "England 2-1 Denmark: Kasper Hjulmand bitter over Raheem Sterling penalty call in Euro 2020 semi-final". Sky Sports. Sky Group. 8 July 2021.
  26. ^ Magee, Will (25 September 2022). "Denmark 2-0 France: Danes ease to win over France, finish second in Nations League group". Eurosport. TNT Sports International.
  27. ^ "Dark horses Denmark exit World Cup as attack fails to fire". Reuters. 30 November 2022.
  28. ^ "Danmark er færdig ved EM efter nederlag til Tyskland". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). JP/Politikens Hus. 29 June 2024.
  29. ^ "Kasper Hjulmand stopper som landstræner". Danish Football Association. 19 July 2024.
  30. ^ "FC Nordsjælland » Fixtures & Results 2012/2013". Worldfootball.net. Heim: Spiel. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  31. ^ "FC Nordsjælland » Fixtures & Results 2013/2014". Worldfootball. Heim: Spiel. Retrieved 23 October 2014.
  32. ^ "1. FSV Mainz 05". Kicker (in German). Olympia-Vertlag GmbH. Retrieved 24 October 2014.
  33. ^ "SuperStats | Kasper Hjulmand, All-time". Superstats (in Danish). Retrieved 25 March 2019.
  34. ^ "Kasper Hjlumand" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
  35. ^ "Tidl. Landstræner" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 18 November 2024.
  36. ^ Kasper Hjulmand at Soccerway. Retrieved 27 October 2024.
 
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