Søren Hermansen
Søren Hermansen (born 7 September 1970) is a Danish professional football coach and former player who played as a forward. He is manager of the Denmark national under-16 team.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Søren Hermansen | ||
| Date of birth | 7 September 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.75 m (5 ft 9 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Denmark U16 (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Skovbakken | |||
| AGF | |||
| Aarhus Fremad | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990–1998 | Aarhus Fremad | ? | (44) |
| 1998–2000 | Lyngby | 53 | (27) |
| 2000–2003 | Mechelen | 24 | (7) |
| 2003–2005 | Þróttur Reykjavík | 34 | (17) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2008 | Vanløse (assistant) | ||
| 2008–2009 | Skovlunde | ||
| 2009–2011 | Boldklubben Frem U17 | ||
| 2011–2017 | Lyngby U17 | ||
| 2015 | Lyngby (caretaker) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U18 | ||
| 2017–2018 | Denmark U16 | ||
| 2018–2019 | Denmark U17 | ||
| 2019– | Denmark U16 | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
During his active career, he started as a youth player for hometown clubs Skovbakken and AGF before helping Aarhus Fremad reach promotion to the Danish Superliga. In 1998, he signed with Lyngby Boldklub before moving to KV Mechelen in Belgium. After three seasons there, he ended his career in Iceland with Þróttur Reykjavík where he played for two years. He scored 75 goals in all Danish leagues during his tenures for Fremad and Lyngby.
After his active playing career, Hermansen started coaching local Copenhagen-clubs Vanløse and Skovlunde before becoming a renowned youth manager, having coached Lyngby U17 as well as various national youth teams.
References
- Kjems Hansen, Torsten. "Søren Hermansen ny ung-landstræner". tipsbladet.dk. Tipsbladet. Retrieved 12 March 2020.