Kenneth Andersen
{{short description|Danish football manager|bot=PearBOT 5}}
{{for|the Danish curler|Kenneth Daucke Andersen}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1967|10|23|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stenstrup, Denmark
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| manageryears1 = 2001–2004
| manageryears2 = 2005–2018
| manageryears3 = 2018–2019
| manageryears4 = 2019–2023
| managerclubs1 = Billund IF
| managerclubs2 = Midtjylland (academy)
| managerclubs3 = Midtjylland
| managerclubs4 = Midtjylland (academy)
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Kenneth Andersen (born 23 October 1967) is a Danish football manager.
Career
Andersen was the manager of various FC Midtjylland youth teams for 13 years before succeeding Jess Thorup in October 2018 as head coach of the club. From 2001 to 2004 he managed the lower league club Billund iF.{{cite web|title=Kenneth Andersen er præsenteret som ny FCM-træner|language=Danish|date=2018-10-10|accessdate=2019-02-22|publisher=Herning Folkeblad|url=https://www.aoh.dk/artikel/kenneth-andersen-er-prsenteret-som-ny-fcm-trner}} On 19 August 2019 he resigned as manager of FC Midtjylland.{{cite web|url=https://politiken.dk/sport/art7339369/FC-Midtjyllands-tr%C3%A6ner-giver-op-og-overlader-jobbet-til-assistenten|title=FC Midtjyllands træner giver op og overlader jobbet til assistenten |language=da |publisher=politiken.dk |date=19 August 2019}} The club also announced, that Andersen would continue at the club, working with the academy.[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/kenneth-andersen-har-opsagt-sin-stilling-som-cheftraener KENNETH ANDERSEN HAR OPSAGT SIN STILLING SOM CHEFTRÆNER] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190819221706/https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/superliga/kenneth-andersen-har-opsagt-sin-stilling-som-cheftraener |date=2019-08-19 }}, fcm.dk, 19 August 2019
On 13 July 2023 it was confirmed, that Andersen had left Midtjylland in favor of partner club C.D. Mafra, where he would play a central role in strengthening the cooperation between the two clubs.[https://www.fcm.dk/nyheder/aendringer-paa-cheftraenerposten-hos-u17-og-u19/ ÆNDRINGER PÅ CHEFTRÆNERPOSTEN HOS U17 OG U19], fcm.dk, 13 July 2023
Honours
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FC Midtjylland:
References
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External links
- [https://www.fcm.dk/truppen/stab/kenneth-andersen FC Midtjylland profile]
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Category:People from Svendborg Municipality
Category:Danish football managers
Category:FC Midtjylland managers
Category:Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark
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