Bo Henriksen

{{Infobox football biography

| name= Bo Henriksen

| image =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1975|2|7|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Roskilde, Denmark

| height = 1.78 m

| currentclub = Mainz 05 (manager)

| clubnumber =

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 =

| youthclubs1 = OKS

| years1 = 1994–1997

| years2 = 1998–2002

| years3 = 2001

| years4 = 2001–2002

| years5 = 2002–2004

| years6 = 2004

| years7 = 2004–2005

| years8 = 2005

| years9 = 2005

| years10 = 2005–2006

| years11 = 2006

| years12 = 2007–2011

| clubs1 = OB

| clubs2 = Herfølge

| clubs3 = → Frem (loan)

| clubs4 = → Kidderminster Harriers (loan)

| clubs5 = Kidderminster Harriers

| clubs6 = Bristol Rovers

| clubs7 = Køge

| clubs8 = Valur

| clubs9 = Fram Reykjavik

| clubs10 = Victory

| clubs11 = ÍBV

| clubs12 = Brønshøj

| caps1 = 37

| caps2 = 69

| caps3 = 3

| caps4 = 12

| caps5 = 72

| caps6 = 4

| caps8 = 1

| caps9 = 7

| caps11 = 10

| caps12 = 13

| goals1 = 12

| goals2 = 14

| goals3 = 3

| goals4 = 5

| goals5 = 25

| goals6 = 0

| goals8 = 0

| goals9 = 4

| goals11 = 3

| goals12 = 1

| manageryears1 = 2006–2014

| managerclubs1 = Brønshøj

| manageryears2 = 2014–2020

| managerclubs2 = Horsens

| manageryears3 = 2021–2022

| managerclubs3 = Midtjylland

| manageryears4 = 2022–2024

| managerclubs4 = FC Zürich

| manageryears5 = 2024–

| managerclubs5 = Mainz 05

}}

Bo Henriksen (born 7 February 1975) is a Danish football coach and former player. He is the currently manager of Bundesliga side Mainz 05.

Henriksen rose to prominence as a striker in both his home country, where he won the 1999–2000 Danish Superliga with Herfølge, as well as in England, where he played in the Football League with Kidderminster Harriers.

Playing career

Henriksen, famed for his long locks of blonde hair began his career as a footballer with Danish team OB, whom he joined in 1994 as a youth player from OKS.{{cite news |last1=Nørgaard |first1=Malte |title=PORTRÆT Nomineret til årets træner: Bo Henriksen vil være landstræner |url=https://www.dr.dk/sporten/fodbold/superliga/portraet-nomineret-til-aarets-traener-bo-henriksen-vil-vaere-landstraener |work=DR |date=22 February 2017 |language=da}} Despite scoring regularly in his first three years at the club, he fell out of the starting line-up under new OB manager Roald Poulsen, but scored ten goals in five reserve team matches.Torben Rask Laursen, "Truer med at stoppe", Ekstra Bladet, 7 November 1997 He left in January 1998 to join fellow Danish Superliga club Herfølge. He became, and remained, a regular fixture in their team for the next three years, scoring 14 goals in 69 league appearances. He scored a single goal during the 1999–2000 season, in which Herfølge most surprisingly won the Danish championship.{{cite news |last1=Winther Johansen |first1=Christian |title=Vandt DM-guld med Herfølge: Bo Henriksen har mistet medaljen |url=https://www.bt.dk/superligaen/vandt-dm-guld-med-herfoelge-bo-henriksen-har-mistet-medaljen |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=B.T. |date=26 November 2019 |language=da}}

As Herfølge struggled economically, Henriksen was loaned out to English club Kidderminster Harriers in November 2001.{{cite news |title=Jan Mølby køber Bo Henriksen |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/udenlandsk_fodbold/engelsk_fodbold/article3202404.ece |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=7 February 2002 |language=da}} Henriksen first appeared for Kidderminster in a reserve-team fixture against Wigan Athletic two weeks prior to the deal being signed, and he made his official first-team debut just one day after joining the club, in a fixture against Leyton Orient.{{cite news |title=Next for Harriers |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7554538.11304-next-for-harriers/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=Worcester News |date=11 March 2004}} He scored a goal as a substitute in the match that Kidderminster won 3–1. He quickly became a firm favourite with the club's fans, and scored eight more times in the 2001–02 season. He was bought by Kidderminster's Danish manager Jan Mølby in a £12,500 transfer deal in February 2002.

Somewhat ironically, his career at the club only really took off after his mentor Jan Mølby parted company with the club in 2002. Henriksen will fondly be remembered in Kidderminster for breaking all kinds of records during the club's short five-year stay in the Football League. He became the first, and to date only, player to score three goals in a Football League game for the team as Kidderminster beat Exeter City 5–2 in late 2002.{{cite news |title=Bo lifts Harriers up to fourth |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7659342.bo-lifts-harriers-up-to-fourth/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=Worcester News |date=19 February 2003}} He ended the 2002–03 season as the club's highest-ever Football League goal scorer, with 20 goals in 41 appearances. He went on to score two goals in the first match of the following season against Mansfield Town in August 2003, but failed to score again in his Kidderminster career despite remaining one of their most popular footballers.{{cite news |title=Henriksen hat-trick for Harriers |url=https://www.worcesternews.co.uk/news/7804195.henriksen-hat-trick-for-harriers/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=Worcester News |date=9 August 2005}}

Affectionately known as "Bomber Bo", he left Kidderminster and joined Bristol Rovers in March 2004,{{cite news |last1=Winther-Rasmussen |first1=Michael |title=Bo Henriksen til Bristol Rovers |url=https://ekstrabladet.dk/sport/fodbold/udenlandsk_fodbold/engelsk_fodbold/article4379608.ece |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=Ekstra Bladet |date=26 March 2004 |language=Danish}} and returned home to Denmark to play for Køge a few months later.{{cite news |last1=Johansen |first1=Carsten |title=Bo Henriksen færdig i Køge |url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/bo-henriksen-faerdig-i-koege/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=bold.dk |date=18 January 2005 |language=Danish}} Henriksen moved abroad again in June 2005, to play for Valur and Fram Reykjavik in Iceland,{{cite news |title=Bo Henriksen bliver islænding |url=https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/bo-henriksen-bliver-islaending |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=Tipsbladet |language=Danish}} as well as Victory in the Maldives.{{cite news |last1=Raun |first1=Mathias |title=Unik forbindelse har udødeliggjort danske fodboldspillere på paradis-ø |url=https://sport.tv2.dk/fodbold/2018-04-30-unik-forbindelse-har-udoedeliggjort-danske-fodboldspillere-paa-paradis-oe |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=TV 2 |date=30 April 2018 |language=Danish}} He failed to agree financial terms with English non-league side Telford United in March 2006, and moved on to Icelandic club ÍBV.{{cite news |last1=Hilmarsson |first1=Guðmund |title=Bo Henriksen til ÍBV |url=https://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/1056695/ |access-date=30 January 2021 |work=Morgunbladid |date=20 December 2005 |language=Icelandic}}

Managerial career

Bo Henriksen was a successful player/manager and later manager of Brønshøj from 2007, getting the club promoted to the second best league (Danish 1st Division) in 2010 and maintaining them in the top half of the league for a handful of seasons,{{cite web|url=http://www.bronshojboldklub-statistik.dk/traener_.php?kid=28|title=Traener|website=bronshojboldklub-statistik.dk|language=da|access-date=27 May 2016|archive-date=3 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180403234755/http://www.bronshojboldklub-statistik.dk/traener_.php?kid=28|url-status=dead}} until he left for Horsens in 2014.{{cite web |url=http://www.achorsens.dk/bo-henriksen-bliver-ny-cheftraener-i-ac-horsens |title=Bo Henriksen bliver ny cheftræner i AC Horsens |website=www.achorsens.dk |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140530184852/http://www.achorsens.dk/bo-henriksen-bliver-ny-cheftraener-i-ac-horsens |archive-date=30 May 2014}} He managed Horsens for six years, until he left by mutual consent in August 2020.{{cite web|title=Jonas Dal bliver cheftræner i AC Horsens|language=da|date=24 August 2020|access-date=24 August 2020|publisher=bold.dk|url=https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/jonas-dal-bliver-cheftraener-i-ac-horsens/}}

On 31 May 2021, Henriksen was named the new manager of Midtjylland, replacing Brian Priske, who led the team to the 2019–20 Danish Superliga title and had moved to a coaching position at Royal Antwerp.{{cite web|title=BO HENRIKSEN ER NY CHEFTRÆNER I FC MIDTJYLLAND|language=Danish|date=31 May 2021|accessdate=31 May 2021|publisher=fcm.dk|url=https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/bo-henriksen-er-ny-cheftraener-i-fc-midtjylland/}}

Henriksen has been released of his managerial duties at Midtjylland as of 28 July 2022, according to an official statement published on Twitter.{{cite web|title=FC MIDTJYLLAND OPSIGER SAMARBEJDET MED BO HENRIKSEN|language=Danish|date=28 July 2022|accessdate=9 August 2022|publisher=fcm.dk|url= https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/fc-midtjylland-opsiger-samarbejdet-med-bo-henriksen/}} His tenure at Midtjylland included a second place in the league, only three points off winners Copenhagen and a Danish Cup win. They also competed in the Europa League group stage after losing to PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League qualifying rounds.

On 10 October 2022, he was confirmed as the new head coach of FC Zürich.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcz.ch/pages/news/bo-henriksen-wird-neuer-cheftrainer-beim-fcz|title=Bo Henriksen wird neuer Cheftrainer beim FCZ|publisher=FC Zürich|language=de|date=10 October 2022|access-date=11 October 2022}} He signed a contract until summer 2024 with the defending Swiss champions, who found themselves at the bottom of the league after ten games played and with only four points, at the time of his Henriksen's assignment. He then transformed the team from being bottom of the league with only four points in ten games, to being one of the Swiss teams who got the most points, in addition to earning their first win in the Europa League that season following a 2–1 victory over Bodø/Glimt.{{cite web |url=https://www.uefa.com/uefaeuropaleague/match/2035961/ |title=Zürich 2–1 Bodø/Glimt |publisher=UEFA |date=27 October 2022 }}

On 13 February 2024, Henriksen departed FC Zürich by mutual consent to take up the coaching position at Mainz 05, following the dismissal of Jan Siewert.{{cite web|url=https://www.fcz.ch/pages/news/trainerwechsel-in-die-bundesliga-130224|title=Trainerwechsel in die Bundesliga|publisher=FC Zürich|date=13 February 2024|access-date=13 February 2024|language=de-ch}}{{Cite web |date=13 February 2024 |title=Bo Henriksen wird der neue Trainer bei Mainz 05 |url=https://www.allgemeine-zeitung.de/sport/fussball/fussball-bundesliga/bo-henriksen-wird-der-neue-trainer-bei-mainz-05-3310035 |access-date=13 February 2024 |website=Allgemeine Zeitung |language=de}} He managed to lead the team to a 1–0 victory over FC Augsburg, to be their second win of the season on matchday 22 in his first match in charge. Following a heavy defeat against Bayern Munich, he guided his club to nine games without defeat including five wins, two of them in the last two matches, propelling the club from the relegation zone to 13th place.{{cite web |url=https://www.bundesliga.com/en/bundesliga/news/bundesliga-great-escape-artists-mainz-add-another-resurrection-to-folklore-started-by-jurgen-klopp-27379 |title=Bundesliga great escape artists Mainz add another resurrection to folklore started by Jürgen Klopp |publisher=Bundesliga |date=18 May 2024 }}

Managerial statistics

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center" \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan="2"\|Team !rowspan="2"\|From !rowspan="2"\|To !colspan="8"\|Record
{{Tooltip\|G\|Games managed}} !{{Tooltip\|W\|Games won}} !{{Tooltip\|D\|Games drawn}} !{{Tooltip\|L\|Games lost}} !{{Tooltip\|Win %\|Winning percentage}}
Brønshøj \|15 December 2006 \|26 June 2014 {{WDL\|243\|121\|50\|72}}
Horsens \|26 June 2014 \|24 August 2020 {{WDL\|227\|82\|64\|81}}
Midtjylland \|31 May 2021 \|28 July 2022 {{WDL\|55\|29\|13\|13}}
FC Zürich \|10 October 2022 \|13 February 2024 {{WDL\|55\|23\|19\|13}}
Mainz 05 \|13 February 2024 \|Present {{WDL\|45\|20\|13\|12}}
colspan="3"\|Total {{WDLtot\|625\|275\|159\|191}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan="2"|Team

!rowspan="2"|From

!rowspan="2"|To

!colspan="8"|Record

!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}

!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}

!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}

!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}

Brønshøj

|15 December 2006

|26 June 2014

Horsens

|26 June 2014

|24 August 2020

Midtjylland

|31 May 2021

|28 July 2022

FC Zürich

|10 October 2022

|13 February 2024

Mainz 05

|13 February 2024

|Present

colspan="3"|Total

Honours

=Player=

Herfølge

Danish Superliga: 2000
Player of the Year: 2001

Victory

Maldives President's Cup: 2005

=Manager=

Midtjylland

Danish Cup: 2021–22

References

External links

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[https://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/mester-paa-maldiverne Bo Henriksen interview at tipsbladet.dk] {{in lang|da}}
[https://web.archive.org/web/20070927005021/http://www.bkfrem.dk/default.asp?id=19&spillerid=141&todo=arkiv Boldklubben Frem profile at bkfrem.dk] (archived) {{in lang|da}}

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