Ove Pedersen

{{short description|Danish football manager and former player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Ove Pedersen

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1954|8|30|df=y}}

| birth_place = Hammer, Denmark

| position = Defender

| currentclub = Midtjylland (sporting director)

| years1 = 1980–1981

| clubs1 = Ikast fS

| years2 = 1982–1986

| clubs2 = Herning Fremad

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| manageryears1 = 1987

| managerclubs1 = Viborg FF (reserves)

| manageryears2 = 1988–1990

| managerclubs2 = Vildbjerg SF

| manageryears3 = 1991–1995

| managerclubs3 = Herning Fremad

| manageryears4 = 1996–1997

| managerclubs4 = Qatar U-17

| manageryears5 = 1997–1999

| managerclubs5 = Herning Fremad

| manageryears6 = 1999–2002

| managerclubs6 = Midtjylland

| manageryears7 = 2002–2005

| managerclubs7 = Esbjerg fB

| manageryears8 = 2006–2008

| managerclubs8 = AGF

| manageryears9 = 2009–2011

| managerclubs9 = Esbjerg fB

| manageryears10 = 2011–2014

| managerclubs10 = Vestsjælland

| manageryears11 = 2014–2015

| managerclubs11 = OB

| manageryears12 = 2015

| managerclubs12 = Fredericia

| manageryears13 = 2015–2016

| managerclubs13 = Hobro

| manageryears14 = 2017–

| managerclubs14 = Midtjylland (assistant sporting director)

}}

Ove Pedersen (born 30 August 1954) is a Danish football manager and a former player. He works as an assistant to the sporting director in FC Midtjylland, Svend Graversen.{{cite news |last1=Blond |first1=Mikael |title=FCM søger sportschef – hyrer Ove P. |url=https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/fc-midtjylland/nyheder/fcm-soeger-sportschef--hyrer-ove-p |access-date=14 August 2023 |work=bold.dk |date=28 June 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230814204249/https://bold.dk/fodbold/klubber/fc-midtjylland/nyheder/fcm-soeger-sportschef--hyrer-ove-p |archive-date=14 August 2023 |language=da}}

He previously managed FC Midtjylland and Esbjerg fB to bronze medals in the Danish Superliga. He was the manager of Danish club AGF until 31 December, on 1 January 2009 he returned as manager at Esbjerg fB, but resigned on 14 March 2011. From 2011 to 2014 he was the manager of FC Vestsjælland. Ove Pedersen was sacked as manager of Hobro IK in November 2016, as the club was leading the Danish 1st Division.