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Lars Søndergaard

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Lars Søndergaard
Personal information
Full name Lars Søndergaard[1]
Date of birth (1959-04-05) 5 April 1959 (age 65)[2]
Place of birth Aalborg, Denmark[3]
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)[3]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
AaB 40[4]
Managerial career
1996–1997 AaB (youth)
1997 AaB
1998–2000 AaB (assistant)
2000–2001 Austria Salzburg (assistant)
2001–2003 Austria Salzburg
2004–2005 Austria Wien
2006–2007 Grazer AK
2007 FC Wacker Innsbruck
2008–2009 Red Bull Salzburg youth
2009–2010 Viborg
2011–2015 SønderjyskE
2015–2016 AaB
2017–2023 Denmark women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars Søndergaard (born 5 April 1959) is a Danish professional football manager and former player who last worked as manager of the Denmark women's national team.

On 18 December 2017, it was announced by the Danish Football Association (DBU) that Lars Søndergaard was the new manager of the Denmark women's national team. He signed a contract which would last until the end of UEFA Women's Euro 2021.[5] On 10 October 2020, the DBU announced that Søndergaard had signed a new contract which would last until a potential qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup.[6] After qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and guiding his team to the round of sixteen, Lars announced he would step down as coach.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "FIFA Women's World Cup Australia & New Zealand 2023 – Squad List: Denmark (DEN)" (PDF). FIFA. 11 July 2023. p. 8. Retrieved 11 July 2023.
  2. ^ "Lars Søndergaard". Soccerway. Global Sports Media. Retrieved 21 March 2012.
  3. ^ a b Lars Søndergaard at WorldFootball.net
  4. ^ "Oldtimers". AaB A/S. AaBSport.dk. Archived from the original on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 5 November 2014.
  5. ^ Christiansen, Casper Helweg (18 December 2017). "Lars Søndergaard er ny kvindelandstræner". Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ^ "LANDSTRÆNER LARS SØNDERGAARD FORLÆNGER I JAGTEN PÅ SLUTRUNDER". dbu.dk. Danish Football Association. 19 October 2020. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  7. ^ https://www.thelocal.com/20230807/denmark-wave-farewell-to-world-cup-after-defeat-to-hosts-australia/ [bare URL]