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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Søndergaard[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 5 April 1959[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 | |||
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]
References
edit- ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Denmark (DEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
- ^ "Lars Søndergaard". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
- ^ a b Lars Søndergaard at WorldFootball.net
- ^ "Oldtimers". AaB A/S. AaBSport.dk. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
- ^ Christiansen, Casper Helweg (18 December 2017). "Lars Søndergaard er ny kvindelandstræner". Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
- ^ "LANDSTRÆNER LARS SØNDERGAARD FORLÆNGER I JAGTEN PÅ SLUTRUNDER". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
- ^ https://www.thelocal.com/20230807/denmark-wave-farewell-to-world-cup-after-defeat-to-hosts-australia/ [bare URL]
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