Brian Sørensen (football manager)

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Brian Sørensen
Personal information
Full name Brian Sørensen
Date of birth (1980-07-15) 15 July 1980 (age 43)
Place of birth Arden, Denmark
Team information
Current team
Everton F.C. (women) (manager)
Managerial career
Years Team
2009–2012 IK Skovbakken
2012–2018 Fortuna Hjørring
2019–2021 FC Nordsjælland (women)
2021–2022 Fortuna Hjørring
2022– Everton F.C. (women)

Brian Sørensen (born 15 July 1980) is a Danish

coach who is the manager of English club Everton F.C. (women).[1]

Coaching career

Sørensen moved to

2016 and reaching the quarter-finals in the 2016–17 UEFA Women's Champions League
. In February 2018, he quit the club after six years to live in United States with his wife and footballer
2017–18 Elitedivisionen
winners.

Sørensen joined FC Nordsjælland in December 2018 as part of the staff and was elected as new head coach in July 2019.[3] The team were promoted to the Elitedivisionen for the 2019–20 season, where they finished in 3rd place and won the Danish Cup.

At the conclusion of his contract, Sørensen agreed a return to

2021–22 season.[4] He led the team to second place league finish and qualification for the 2022–23 UEFA Women's Champions League
.

On 8 April 2022, Women's Super League team Everton announced the appointment of Sørensen on an initial two-year contract ahead of the 2022–23 WSL season.[5][6] He replaced caretaker manager Chris Roberts who had been serving in that role since the dismissal of Jean-Luc Vasseur.[7][8]

Honours

Manager

IK Skovbakken

Fortuna Hjørring

FC Nordsjælland

References

  1. ^ "Fortuna henter tidligere traener hjem fra ligarival". tv2.dk. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Fortuna-træner Brian Sørensen stopper". TV2/Nord. 14 January 2018. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  3. ^ "Brian Sørensen sætter ord på den første halvsæson". kvindeliga.dk. 28 January 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2020.
  4. ^ "Fortuna henter tidligere traener hjem fra ligarival". tv2.dk. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 12 January 2022.
  5. ^ "Sorensen To Become New Everton Women Manager". Everton FC. 8 April 2022. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  6. ^ Wrack, Suzanne (8 April 2022). "Everton Women confirm Brian Sørensen will take over next season". the Guardian. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  7. ^ Bosher, Luke; Harpur, Charlotte (8 April 2022). "Everton Women appoint Brian Sorensen as their new manager for 2022-23 season". The Athletic. Retrieved 22 November 2022.
  8. ^ Garry, Tom (2 February 2022). "Everton sack manager Jean-Luc Vasseur after just 10 games in charge of women's side". The Telegraph. Retrieved 2 February 2022.

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