Henrik Pedersen (born 2 January 1978) is a Danish

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manager, currently in charge of

Vendsyssel FF Vendsyssel Forenede Fodboldklubber is a professional football club based in Hjørring, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football. The club plays home matches at Nord Energi Arena, which has a capaci ...

Career

Pedersen worked as a youth manager at several Danish clubs before joining Red Bull Salzburg. In 2014 he got his first job as a first team manager, when he became manager of

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...

in the

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. He left on 23 December 2015 on mutual consent. In 2016 he became

Jens Keller Jens Keller (; born 24 November 1970) is a German football manager and former player who played as a defender. He last coached 1. FC Nürnberg. Playing career Keller played professionally for VfB Stuttgart, TSV 1860 München, VfL Wolfsburg, 1 ...

's assistant manager at

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. Pedersen was sacked together with Keller on 4 December 2017. On 30 May 2018, he was named new manager of

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in the

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replacing

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. He was sacked on 10 October 2018. On 20 June 2019, he signed a -year contract with Norwegian club

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. He left the club on 9 April 2021, after allegations arose that he had made racist remarks during his time with the club. On 2 July 2021, Pedersen was announced new manager of

club

.HENRIK PEDERSEN NY CHEFTRÆNER I VENDSYSSEL FF
vendsysselff.dk, 2 July 2021

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Pedersen, Henrik 1978 births Living people Danish football managers Danish expatriate football managers HB Køge managers 1. FC Union Berlin non-playing staff Eintracht Braunschweig managers Strømsgodset Toppfotball managers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate football managers in Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate football managers in Norway Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway 3. Liga managers Eliteserien managers Danish 1st Division managers