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Jess Thorup (born 21 February 1970) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who most recently managed Danish Superliga club FC Copenhagen.

Jess Thorup
Jess Thorup in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-02-21) 21 February 1970 (age 52)
Place of birth Hjerting, Denmark[1]
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1996 OB 134 (29)
1996–1998 KFC Uerdingen 05 39 (3)
1998 FC Tirol Innsbruck 13 (3)
1998–2005 Esbjerg fB 203 (58)
2005 HamKam 12 (1)
2006 Esbjerg fB 1 (0)
Total 390 (91)
Teams managed
2011–2013 Esbjerg
2013–2015 Denmark U20
2013–2015 Denmark U21
2015–2018 Midtjylland
2018–2020 Gent
2020 Genk
2020–2022 Copenhagen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing career


Thorup progressed through the youth academy of Odense Boldklub (OB). He made his professional debut for the club in 1989 and won the Danish league title the same year.[2] In both 1991 and 1993, Thorup was also part of the team winning the Danish Cup.[3] In 1996, he moved to Germany and joined KFC Uerdingen 05, who competed in the 2. Bundesliga.[4] After just three goals in 39 league games, he moved to Austrian football halfway through the 1997–98 season, where he joined FC Tirol Innsbruck. He returned to Denmark in the summer of 1998,[5] and played for Esbjerg fB until 2005. He then signed with HamKam in Norway,[6] before returning to Esbjerg where he retired in 2006.[7]


Managerial career



Esbjerg


In 2006, Thorup returned to Esbjerg fB as assistant coach to Troels Bech.[8] After the dismissal of his boss in November 2008, he took over the team as caretaker manager for three games, but then returned to the role of assistant to new head coach Ove Pedersen.[9] After his resignation on 14 March 2011, he was promoted to head coach, but could not prevent relegation from the Danish Superliga.[10] After achieving direct promotion the following year, the team placed themselves in middle regions of the league table and won the Danish Cup in 2012–13,[11] beating Randers. Thorup was then voted Danish Football Manager of the Year for 2013.[12]


Denmark U21


On 21 February 2013 it was announced that starting 1 June 2013 he would become the manager of the Denmark under-21 national football team, thereby leaving Esbjerg fB.[13] As the coach of the under-21 team, he took part in the 2015 UEFA European Under-21 Championship, in which the Danish team reached the semi-finals. There, they lost to eventual winners Sweden.[14]


Midtjylland


After the European Championship, Thorup returned to club football and took over Midtjylland as the successor to Glen Riddersholm, who had resigned after winning the league title – Midtjylland's first.[15][16] After they were eliminated from qualifying for the UEFA Champions League by Cypriot club APOEL,[17] the team survived the group stage of the 2015–16 UEFA Europa League under Thorup's leadership.[18] In the round of 16, the club caught the eye with a 2–1 first leg win over Premier League giants Manchester United,[19][20] but were eliminated from the competition after a 5–1 defeat in the second leg.[21][22]


Gent and Genk


On 10 October 2018, Thorup was hired as a coach by the Belgian club Gent.[23] Gent finished the 2018–19 season in fifth place in the championship play-offs. In July 2019, Mechelen was punished for manipulating the game of the Belgian First Division A against Waasland-Beveren on 11 March 2018 in the 2017–18 season, including expulsion from the Europa League.[24] All Belgian clubs moved up to a qualifying place.[25] The last place that became vacant was taken over by the Gent as the first non-qualified club, so that Gent was qualified for the UEFA Europa League and played their first game in the second qualifying round against Romanian Viitorul Constanța.[26][27] Through the other qualifying rounds, the club finally reached the group stage, where they won Group I with three wins and three draws.[28] Gent took part in the round of 32, where they were eliminated by Roma.[29] In the 2019–20 season, Gent was second behind Club Brugge when the league was cancelled after the 29th matchday of the main round due to the COVID-19 pandemic. As the abandonment table for the European spots was used, Gent qualified for the third qualifying round for the 2020–21 UEFA Champions League.

After the club had lost the first two games in the 2020–21 season, Thorup was dismissed as coach on 20 August 2020.[30] On 24 September, he was hired by league rivals Genk as the new coach. He received a contract there until the summer of 2023.[31][32]


Copenhagen


In early November 2020, Thorup received an offer from FC Copenhagen to become their new head coach after their former manager Ståle Solbakken had been dismissed on 10 October.[33] At Thorup's request, his contract was terminated by Genk.[34] Thorup signed a contract in Copenhagen until the summer of 2024.

In his first season as manager of Copenhagen he guided the club to a 3rd place finish in the Danish Superliga.[35] This meant that the club participated in the inaugural season of the UEFA Conference League, and Thorup led his team to the Round of 16, in which they were defeated by PSV Eindhoven.[36]

His second season in charge of F.C. Copenhagen ended with the club being crowned as Danish champions after winning the 2021–22 Danish Superliga.[37]

The 2022–23 Danish Superliga started poorly for the club, but they managed to qualify for the 2022–23 UEFA Champions League after defeating Trabzonspor 2–1 on aggregate.[38] Howerver, on 20 September 2022, F.C. Copenhagen announced that the club had parted ways with Thorup as their head coach due to the poor start to the Superliga season.[39][40]


Managerial statistics


As of match played 18 September 2022[41]
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Esbjerg fB (caretaker) 17 November 2008 1 January 2009 3 1 2 0 4 3 +1 033.33
Esbjerg fB 14 March 2011 1 June 2013 84 46 18 20 140 84 +56 054.76
Denmark U-21 1 June 2013 12 July 2015 23 13 6 4 51 25 +26 056.52
FC Midtjylland 12 July 2015 10 October 2018 165 93 32 40 321 195 +126 056.36
Gent 10 October 2018 20 August 2020 82 39 19 24 146 102 +44 047.56
Genk 24 September 2020 2 November 2020 5 3 2 0 11 5 +6 060.00
Copenhagen 2 November 2020 20 September 2022 88 49 19 20 165 103 +62 055.68
Total 450 244 98 108 838 517 +321 054.22

Honours



Player


OB


Manager


Esbjerg fB

Midtjylland

Copenhagen


References


  1. Godtfredsen, Carsten (2 November 2020). "Portræt: En næsten-ejendomsmægler tager topstilling i dansk fodbold". Politiken (in Danish).
  2. Kristensen, Jørn Just (19 May 2018). "Thorup blev dansk mester som teenager: Nu er han tæt på med FCM". herningnyt.dk (in Danish).
  3. Sejersbøl, Morten Crone; Lund, Benjamin Munk (14 August 2015). "'Det er kraftedme ikke en sommerkamp!': Da Thorup satte sig i respekt i FCM". www.bt.dk (in Danish).
  4. "KFC Uerdingen, 2. Bundesliga 1996/97". DFB Datencenter (in German).
  5. "Danskere hjem fra Østrig". jyllands-posten.dk (in Danish). 8 May 1998.
  6. Olesen, Michael (13 July 2005). "Jess Thorup skifter til Ham-Kam". DR (in Danish).
  7. Johansen, Nils (23 January 2006). "Thorup vil være cheftræner". bold.dk (in Danish).
  8. Johansen, Nils (18 December 2005). "Thorup assistent for Troels Bech". bold.dk (in Danish).
  9. "Ny Esbjerg-træner tæt på panik - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 20 March 2011.
  10. Lind Jørgensen, Anders (1 June 2011). "Jess Thorup bliver i Esbjergs trænersæde". www.avisen.dk (in Danish).
  11. "Esbjerg er pokalvinder med sejr over Randers". sn.dk (in Danish). 9 May 2013.
  12. "Dansk Fodbold Award: Jess Thorup er årets træner". sn.dk (in Danish). 11 November 2013.
  13. "Thorup bliver ny U21-landstræner". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish). 21 February 2013.
  14. Andersen, Mikkel Asferg (27 June 2015). "VIDEO Dansk U21-kollaps: Tabte 4-1 til Sverige". DR (in Danish).
  15. Hansen, Troels Trads (12 July 2015). "Jess Thorup bliver ny træner i FC Midtjylland". DR (in Danish).
  16. "Interview med Jess Thorup: Ny træner i FC Midtjylland". Jyske Bank (in Danish). 12 July 2015.
  17. "Midtjylland vs. APOEL - 28 July 2015 - Soccerway". int.soccerway.com. Soccerway.
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  19. Dawkes, Phil (18 February 2016). "FC Midtjylland 2-1 Manchester United". BBC Sport.
  20. Steinberg, Jacob (18 February 2016). "Midtjylland 2-1 Manchester United: Europa League – as it happened". The Guardian.
  21. Johnston, Neil (25 February 2016). "Manchester United 5-1 FC Midtjylland (agg 6-3)". BBC Sport.
  22. Burnton, Simon (25 February 2016). "Manchester United 5-1 Midtjylland: Europa League second leg – as it happened". The Guardian.
  23. Brønsbæk, Kristian (10 October 2018). "Thorups nye klub er i en helt anden liga end FC Midtjylland - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  24. Van Genechten, Vincent (1 June 2019). "Dossier matchfixing: KV Mechelen degradeert, Waasland-Beveren gaat vrijuit". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
  25. "KV Mechelen replaced in the 2019/20 UEFA Europa League | Inside UEFA". UEFA.com. 18 July 2019.
  26. Fajersztajn, Noé (18 July 2019). "Officiel: La Gantoise sur la scène européenne". sport.be (in French).
  27. "Ce scrie presa din Belgia, după meciul "nebun" în care Viitorul lui Hagi a primit 6 goluri de la Gent". www.digisport.ro (in Romanian). 26 July 2019.
  28. Maebe, Guillaume (12 December 2019). "Bibberend naar groepswinst: AA Gent dommelt in na rust, maar haalt het van Oleksandria met 2-1". Het Nieuwsblad (in Flemish).
  29. "Gent-Roma 2020 History | UEFA Europa League". UEFA.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  30. Nordestgaard Lage, Jacob (20 August 2020). "Jess Thorup fyret i Gent". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  31. "Welkom Jess Thorup! | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 24 September 2020.
  32. "Officielt: Jess Thorup er ny Genk-træner". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). 24 September 2020.
  33. Kjær, Christian (10 October 2020). "Ståle Solbakken færdig i FCK". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish).
  34. "Jess Thorup keert terug naar Denemarken | KRC Genk". www.krcgenk.be (in Dutch). K.R.C. Genk. 2 November 2020.
  35. Dvinge, Nicolai (24 May 2021). "Selskabet bag FC København nedjusterer efter tredjeplads". tv2.dk (in Danish).
  36. Sabroe, Liselotte (6 November 2020). "PSV kyler idéforladte FCK ud af Conference League". berlingske.dk (in Danish).
  37. Bentsen, Bo (22 May 2022). "FC København er dansk mester". tv2.dk (in Danish).
  38. Bellaiche, Emil (24 August 2022). "Ryan-magi sendte FCK i Champions League mod Trabzonspor". bold.dk (in Danish).
  39. "F.C. Copenhagen appoint Jess Thorup as new head coach". F.C. København. 2 November 2020.
  40. Hoffskov, Ole (6 November 2020). "Jess Thorup fordobler sin løn i FC København". Tipsbladet.dk (in Danish).
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  42. "Guldholdet fra ´89". www.ob.dk (in Danish). Odense Boldklub (OB). 21 December 2019.
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На других языках

[de] Jess Thorup

Jess Thorup (* 21. Februar 1970 in Hjerting) ist ein ehemaliger dänischer Fußballspieler und derzeitiger Trainer.
- [en] Jess Thorup

[fr] Jess Thorup

Jess Thorup, né le 21 février 1970 au Danemark, est footballeur danois, reconverti entraîneur[1].

[it] Jess Thorup

Jess Christian Thorup (Copenaghen, 21 febbraio 1970) è un allenatore di calcio ed ex calciatore danese, di ruolo attaccante.


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