Thomas Frank (football manager)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Thomas Frank | ||
| Date of birth | 9 October 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Frederiksværk Boldklub | |||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1995–1998 | Frederiksværk Boldklub (youth) | ||
| 1998–2004 | Hvidovre IF (youth) | ||
| 2005 | B93 (youth) | ||
| 2006–2008 | Lyngby Boldklub (youth) | ||
| 2008–2012 | Denmark U16 & U17 | ||
| 2012–2013 | Denmark U19 | ||
| 2013–2016 | Brøndby IF | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. | |||
Thomas Frank (born 9 October 1973) is a Danish football manager most recently in charge of Brøndby IF.
Coaching career
Frank who has a degree in coaching and sports psychology started his management career in 1995. He coached various youth teams on Sjælland until 2008.[1]
On 1 July 2008 he replaced Glen Riddersholm as manager of the Danish national under-17 football team.[2]
In the summer of 2012 he was promoted to manager of the Danish national under-19 football team.[3] Despite having success in the qualification for the 2013 UEFA European Under-19 Football Championship his team failed to qualify losing the last game 1–0 against Portugal.[4]
On 10 June 2013 he was named the new manager of Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga.[5] He resigned on 9 March 2016, when several Danish newspapers found out that Brøndby-chairman Jan Bech Andersen under a pseudonym had criticised Franks management of the club on an internet fan forum.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of 6 March 2016.
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | W | D | L | Win % | |||||
| Brøndby IF |  |
10 June 2013 | 9 March 2016 | 103 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 44.66 | |
| Total | 103 | 46 | 29 | 28 | 44.66 | ||||