Frank Pingel Mortensen (born 9 May 1964) is a Danish former professional

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Club career

Pingel most notably represented Danish teams AGF and Brøndby, as well as foreign clubs

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between 1989 and 1991, as well as the 1992–93 season, he managed to score a total of 30 goals in 93 games, with 22 of these being scored in the Danish league.

International career

Pingel made 11 appearances and scored five goals for the Denmark national team.

Managerial career

In 2000, Pingel briefly coached

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just for a few months, being fired after a skirmish with Norwegian player Stig Haaland. Afterwards he coached Danish eighth division club Hørning IF, before returning to his former club AGF as a team masseur. Pingel was sacked from his position on 17 March 2008 after being involved in a quarrel at AGF's training camp in

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Honours

Player

Brøndby *

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* ¹: Level 1: 1. Division (1945–1990), Superligaen (1991–''present'')

References

External links

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