Jesper Tollefsen
{{Short description|Danish football manager (born 1971)}}
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| full_name = Jesper Klaus Tollefsen{{Worldfootball.net|jesper-tollefsen}}
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1971|1|27|df=y}}
| birth_place = Denmark
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| manageryears1 = 2000–2001
| managerclubs1 = Aarhus GF (assistant)
| manageryears2 = 2001–2003
| managerclubs2 = FC Aarhus
| manageryears3 = 2003–2004
| managerclubs3 = FC Hjørring
| manageryears4 = 2005–2007
| managerclubs4 = Aarhus GF (assistant)
| manageryears5 = 2005
| managerclubs5 = Aarhus GF (caretaker)
| manageryears6 = 2007
| managerclubs6 = Leiknir
| manageryears7 = 2007–2008
| managerclubs7 = Víkingur
| manageryears8 = 2009–2011
| managerclubs8 = Lolland-Falster Alliancen
| manageryears9 = 2011–2013
| managerclubs9 = FC Fyn
| manageryears10 = 2013–2014
| managerclubs10 = Aarhus Fremad
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Jesper Klaus Tollefsen (born 27 January 1971) is a Danish football manager most recently in charge of Aarhus Fremad.
Coaching career
Jesper Tollefsen started his managerial career as Ove Christensen's assistant af Aarhus GF. His first job as head coach was at FC Aarhus (now Aarhus Fremad).[http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/generelle/ny-assistenttraener-i-agf Ny assistenttræner i AGF]
He later managed FC Hjørring and returned as assistant of Sören Åkeby and Ove Pedersen at Aarhus GF.[https://archive.today/20130212214144/http://www.tv2oj.dk/vis_nyhed.asp?AjrDcmntId=6607 AGF ansætter ny hjælpetræner]
After having managed a couple of clubs on Iceland he returned to Denmark to coach Lolland-Falster Alliancen in January 2009.[http://www.alliancen.dk/NewsDetail.aspx?menu=17&newsid=2101 Jesper Tollefsen ny LFA-træner] Despite a successful end to the 2010–11 season, he resigned at the end of the season and was replaced by Jeppe Tengbjerg.[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Succesrig-Tollefsen-i-dialog-om-fremtid Succesrig Tollefsen i dialog om fremtid]
In July 2011 he was named new manager of FC Fyn.[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/FC-Fyn-bekraefter-Tollefsen-ny-traener FC Fyn bekræfter: Tollefsen ny træner] He guided the club to promotion to the Danish 1st Division in his first season. His second season at the club ended prematurely on 31 January 2013, when the club filed for bankruptcy, which resulted in the club being dissolved and withdrawn from the tournament.[http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/1-division/fc-fyn-bekraefter-konkurs FC Fyn bekræfter konkurs]
In July 2013 he returned as manager to the Danish 2nd Division West club Aarhus Fremad (he was manager of the club from 2001 until 2003), where he replaced Krzysztof Popczyński.[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Aarhus-Fremad-skifter-traener Aarhus Fremad skifter træner] The 2013–14 season ended in relegation, and as a result of that Tollefsen was sacked on 30 June 2014.[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/aarhus-fremad-fyrer-tollefsen Aarhus Fremad fyrer Tollefsen]
References
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Category:Danish football managers
Category:Aarhus Fremad managers