Jesper Sørensen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 10 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Vancouver Whitecaps (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1983–1990 | AGF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1991–1995 | AGF | 46 | (1) |
| 1995 | → Ikast FS (loan) | ||
| 1995–1997 | FC Copenhagen | 37 | (3) |
| 1997–1999 | AGF | 48 | (2) |
| 1999–2004 | AB | 116 | (3) |
| 2004–2006 | AGF | 63 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1988–1989 | Denmark U17 | 20 | (0) |
| 1991–1992 | Denmark U19 | 5 | (0) |
| 1992–1995 | Denmark U21 | 5 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2013 | AGF (assistant) | ||
| 2013–2014 | Silkeborg | ||
| 2015 | AGF (assistant) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Fredericia | ||
| 2019–2021 | Brøndby (assistant) | ||
| 2021–2023 | Denmark U21 | ||
| 2023–2024 | Brøndby | ||
| 2025– | Vancouver Whitecaps | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jesper Sørensen (born 10 June 1973) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is the manager of Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC.
Career
Sørensen previously played football as a midfielder for FC Copenhagen, Ikast FS, AB and AGF.
In the summer of 2009, he became assistant coach at AGF – a position he held until 2013, when he became head coach of Silkeborg IF. However, after registering a record low number of points in the Superliga, Sørensen was sacked on 8 December 2014.[1]
On 18 August 2021, he was announced as the new manager of the Danish under-21 national team,[2] although he kept serving as the assistant coach at Brøndby IF until the end of the same year.[3]
Under Sørensen's tenure, Denmark reached the qualification play-offs for the 2023 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, even though they eventually lost to Croatia over two legs.[4] Despite that, in December 2022 the coach (as well as his assistant, Steffen Højer), renewed his contract with the Federation until 2024.[5]
Just a month after renewing his contract, Sørensen left the Danish U-21 team to become manager of his former club Brøndby IF in January 2023.[6] In his first half-season, he guided the club to a 5th place in the Danish Superliga.[7] In his first full season, Brøndby was on route to take the Danish championship, but lost in the last round, when the club lost 2-3 to AGF Aarhus.[8] On 11 December 2024, Sørensen was sacked by Brøndby with the club in 5th place in the Danish Superliga.[9]
Sørensen was appointed head coach for Canadian Major League Soccer club Vancouver Whitecaps FC on 14 January 2025.[10]
Managerial statistics
- As of matches played on 17 August 2025
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | Ref | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Win % | |||||
| Silkeborg | 
|
1 July 2013 | 8 December 2014 | 55 | 23 | 10 | 22 | 90 | 68 | +22 | 41.82 | [11] |
| Fredericia |
|
10 December 2015 | 30 June 2018 | 89 | 35 | 23 | 31 | 128 | 118 | +10 | 39.33 | [12] |
| Denmark U21 |
|
1 September 2021 | 2 January 2023 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 21 | 12 | +9 | 53.85 | [13] |
| Brøndby |
|
2 January 2023 | 11 December 2024 | 73 | 37 | 17 | 19 | 138 | 91 | +47 | 50.68 | [14] |
| Vancouver Whitecaps |
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14 January 2025 | present | 38 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 62 | 51 | +11 | 44.74 | |
| Career total | 268 | 119 | 66 | 83 | 439 | 340 | +99 | 44.40 | — | |||
References
- ^ Sørensen er færdig i SIF - tv2oj.dk (Danish)
- ^ Ny U21-landstræner hentes i Brøndby IF - dbu.dk (Danish)
- ^ Jesper Sørensen er ny U21-landstræner, bold.dk, 18 August 2021
- ^ "Denmark U21 manager extends contract". RED-WHITE SITE. 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "U21-landsholdets trænerduo forlænger". DBU (in Danish). 8 December 2022. Retrieved 10 December 2022.
- ^ "Officielt: Brøndby hyrer Jesper Sørensen som cheftræner". bold.dk (in Danish). 2 January 2023. Retrieved 2 January 2023.
- ^ "AGF vinder bronze efter vanvittigt comeback i kæmpe drama!". bold.dk (in Danish). 4 June 2023. Retrieved 4 June 2023.
- ^ "Kollaps: Brøndby smed guldet efter kæmpe drama". bold.dk (in Danish). 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
- ^ "Jesper Sørensen færdig i Brøndby". bold.dk (in Danish). 11 December 2024. Retrieved 11 December 2024.
- ^ "Whitecaps FC appoint Jesper Sørensen as new head coach". WhitecapsFC.com. Vancouver Whitecaps. Retrieved 14 January 2025.
- ^ "Silkeborg IF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "FC Fredericia: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Denmark U21: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
- ^ "Brøndby IF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
External links
- Jesper Sørensen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Jesper Sørensen official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)