Henrik Pedersen (football manager)

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{{Infobox football biography

| name= Henrik Pedersen

| image = HenrikPedersen (cropped).jpg

| caption = Pedersen with Eintracht Braunschweig in 2018

| fullname = Henrik Pedersen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1978|1|2|df=y}}

| birth_place = Humlum, Denmark

| height =

| currentclub = Sheffield Wednesday (assistant head coach)

| manageryears1 = 1997–2001

| managerclubs1 = Holstebro BK (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2002–2006

| managerclubs2 = Esbjerg fB (youth)

| manageryears3 = 2006–2008

| managerclubs3 = AGF (youth)

| manageryears4 = 2008–2010

| managerclubs4 = Red Bull Salzburg (youth)

| manageryears5 = 2010–2011

| managerclubs5 = Red Bull Ghana

| manageryears6 = 2012–2014

| managerclubs6 = Red Bull Salzburg (youth)

| manageryears7 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs7 = HB Køge

| manageryears8 = 2016–2017

| managerclubs8 = Union Berlin (assistant)

| manageryears9 = 2018

| managerclubs9 = Eintracht Braunschweig

| manageryears10= 2019–2021

| managerclubs10= Strømsgodset

| manageryears11= 2021–2023

| managerclubs11= Vendsyssel FF

| manageryears12= 2023–

| managerclubs12= Sheffield Wednesday (assistant)

}}

Henrik Pedersen (born 2 January 1978) is a Danish football manager, currently the assistant head coach Sheffield Wednesday.

Career

Pedersen worked as a youth manager at several Danish clubs before joining Red Bull Salzburg.[https://www.redbullsalzburg.at/de/fc-red-bull-salzburg/news/saison_2012_13/trainerteam-der-akademie-neu-geordnet.html Trainerteam der Akademie neu geordnet]

In 2014, he got his first job as a first team manager, when he became manager of HB Køge in the Danish 1st Division.{{Cite web |url=http://hbkoge.dk/Default.aspx?ID=47&Action=1&NewsId=5018&PID=150 |title=Red Bull-træner til HB Køge |access-date=27 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180828035526/http://hbkoge.dk/Default.aspx?ID=47&Action=1&NewsId=5018&PID=150 |archive-date=28 August 2018 |url-status=dead }} He left on 23 December 2015 on mutual consent.[https://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/henrik-pedersen-forlader-hb-koege/ Henrik Pedersen forlader HB Køge]

In 2016, he became Jens Keller's assistant manager at Union Berlin.[https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/1-fc-union-berlin-der-co-trainer-von-der-hotelbar/14866718.html Der Co-Trainer von der Hotelbar] Pedersen was sacked together with Keller on 4 December 2017.[https://www.tagesspiegel.de/sport/zweite-liga-union-berlin-trainer-jens-keller-ueberraschend-entlassen/20666830.html Trainer Jens Keller überraschend entlassen]

On 30 May 2018, he was named new manager of Eintracht Braunschweig in the 3. Liga replacing Torsten Lieberknecht.{{Cite web |url=https://www.eintracht.com/aktuelles/neues/henrik-pedersen-wird-neuer-chef-trainer/ |title=Henrik Pedersen wird neuer Chef-Trainer |access-date=27 August 2018 |archive-date=31 May 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180531013632/https://www.eintracht.com/aktuelles/neues/henrik-pedersen-wird-neuer-chef-trainer/ |url-status=dead }} He was sacked on 10 October 2018.{{Cite web|url=https://www.kicker.de/eintracht-braunschweig-entlaesst-pedersen-733626/artikel|title=Eintracht Braunschweig entlässt Pedersen|website=Kicker|date=10 October 2018|access-date=10 October 2018}}

On 20 June 2019, he signed a {{frac|2|1|2}}-year contract with Norwegian club Strømsgodset.{{cite web |url=https://www.nrk.no/buskerud/danske-skal-redde-godset-1.14596792 |title=Ny Godset-trener henta rett fra bryllupsreise: – Fikk fire timer |website=www.nrk.no |publisher=NRK |date=20 June 2019 |access-date=21 June 2019}} He left the club on 9 April 2021, after allegations arose that he had made racist remarks during his time with the club.{{cite news|url=https://www.vg.no/sport/fotball/i/86Mn4G/henrik-pedersen-ferdig-i-stroemsgodset-sterkt-uenig-og-kritisk|title=Henrik Pedersen ferdig i Strømsgodset: - Sterkt uenig og kritisk|work=Verdens Gang|first=Joachim|last=Baardsen|display-authors=etal|date=9 April 2021|access-date=24 April 2021|lang=no}}{{cite news|url=https://www.nettavisen.no/sport/henrik-pedersen-ferdig-i-stromsgodset/s/12-95-3424112289|title=Henrik Pedersen ferdig i Strømsgodset|work=Nettavisen|first1=Martin|last1=Busk|first2=Stian André|last2=de Wahl|date=9 April 2021|access-date=24 April 2021|lang=no}}

On 2 July 2021, Pedersen was announced new manager of Danish 1st Division club Vendsyssel FF.[https://www.vendsysselff.dk/henrik-pedersen-ny-cheftraener-i-vendsyssel-ff/ HENRIK PEDERSEN NY CHEFTRÆNER I VENDSYSSEL FF], vendsysselff.dk, 2 July 2021

On 20 October 2023, Vendsyssel FF confirmed that Pedersen had joined EFL Championship club Sheffield Wednesday as the assistant head coach to Danny Röhl.[https://vendsysselff.dk/henrik-pedersen-solgt-til-engelske-sheffield-wednesday//HENRIK PEDERSEN SOLD TO ENGLISH SHEFFIELD WEDNESDAY], vendsysselff.dk, 20 October 2023[https://www.swfc.co.uk/news/2023/october/henrik-pedersen-makes-s6-switch///Henrik Pedersen makes S6 switch], Sheffield Wednesday FC, 20 October 2023

Managerial statistics

class=wikitable style=text-align:center \|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
rowspan=2\|Team !rowspan=2\|From !rowspan=2\|To !colspan=5\|Record
{{abbr\|P\|Matches played}}	{{abbr\|W\|Matches won}}	{{abbr\|D\|Matches drawn}}	{{abbr\|L\|Matches lost}}	{{abbr\|Win %\|Win percentage}}
align=left\|HB Køge \|align=left\|1 July 2014 \|align=left\|23 July 2015 {{WDL\|59\|23\|15\|21\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Eintracht Braunschweig \|align=left\|1 July 2018 \|align=left\|10 October 2018 {{WDL\|14\|2\|5\|7\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Strømsgodset \|align=left\|20 June 2019 \|align=left\|9 April 2021 {{WDL\|49\|13\|15\|21\|decimals=2}}
align=left\|Vendsyssel FF \|align=left\|2 July 2021 \|align=left\|20 October 2023 {{WDL\|82\|30\|21\|31\|decimals=2}}
colspan=3\|Total {{WDLtot\|204\|68\|56\|80\|decimals=2}}

class=wikitable style=text-align:center

|+ Managerial record by team and tenure

rowspan=2|Team

!rowspan=2|From

!rowspan=2|To

!colspan=5|Record

align=left|HB Køge

|align=left|1 July 2014

|align=left|23 July 2015

align=left|Eintracht Braunschweig

|align=left|1 July 2018

|align=left|10 October 2018