Klavs Rasmussen

{{Short description|Danish football manager (born 1966)}}

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| manageryears1 = 1982–2001

| managerclubs1 = KB (youth)

| manageryears2 = 2002–2004

| managerclubs2 = Odense Boldklub (assistant)

| manageryears3 = 2004–2005

| managerclubs3 = Odense Boldklub

| manageryears4 = 2006

| managerclubs4 = BK Avarta

| manageryears5 = 2006–2007

| managerclubs5 = Ølstykke FC

| manageryears6 = 2009–2010

| managerclubs6 = Brøndby IF (women)

| manageryears7 = 2011–2012

| managerclubs7 = Næstved Boldklub

| manageryears8 = 2012–2013

| managerclubs8 = Hobro IK

| manageryears9 = 2013–2014

| managerclubs9 = F.C. Copenhagen (youth)

| manageryears10 = 2016–2018

| managerclubs10 = West African Football Academy

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Klavs Rasmussen (born 23 June 1966) is a Danish football manager most recently in charge of Ghanaian football club West African Football Academy.

Rasmussen had worked as a youth coach at KB for 20 years, when he became assistant manager at Odense Boldklub in January 2002.[http://www.fyens.dk/article/273919:Sport--Uffe-Pedersen-assistenttraener-i-OB Uffe Pedersen assistenttræner i OB] In January 2004, he became joint manager of the club together with Troels Bech. They were both sacked in June 2005.[http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/superliga/klavs-og-bech-skulle-bare-vaek Klavs og Bech skulle bare væk]

He later managed BK Avarta,[http://www.avarta.dk/site/?vis=nyhed&emne=1.%20senior&id=709&menu=hold Pressemeddelelse 1-12-2005] Ølstykke FC,[http://www.tipsbladet.dk/nyhed/dansk/ny-traener-til-oelstykke Ny træner til Ølstykke] the women’s team of Brøndby IF,{{Cite web |url=http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=48976&id=145 |title=Ny træner for kvindeholdet |access-date=2012-06-06 |archive-date=2008-12-08 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081208130133/http://brondby.com/article.asp?aid=48976&id=145 |url-status=dead }} and Næstved Boldklub.[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Klavs-R-ny-cheftraener-i-Naestved Klavs R. ny cheftræner i Næstved]

On 28 June 2012, he was named new manager of Hobro IK.[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Klavs-R-ny-cheftraener-i-Hobro Klavs R. ny cheftræner i Hobro] He resigned on 17 January 2013.[http://www.bold.dk/nyt/Hobro-bekraefter-traener-stop Hobro bekræfter træner-stop]

In November 2016, he was announced as the new head coach of the Ghanaian football club West African Football Academy.[http://ghanasportsonline.com/index.php/other-sports/item/10940-wafa-appoint-danish-klaus-rasmussen-as-new-head-coach WAFA appoint Danish Klaus Rasmussen as new head Coach] He resigned on 20 April 2018, following a string of four defeats.[https://www.myjoyonline.com/sports/2018/april-20th/wafa-coach-rasmussen-steps-down-following-poor-gpl-run.php WAFA coach Rasmussen steps down following poor GPL run]