Jesper Fredberg (born 11 May 1981) is a Danish football director who works as CEO Sports in

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who before that worked as Sport Director in

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

. He was a coach in

Panathinaikos F.C. Panathinaikos Football Club ( el, ΠΑΕ Παναθηναϊκός Α.Ο. ), known as Panathinaikos, or by its full name, and the name of its parent sports club, Panathinaikos A.O. or PAO (; ''Panathinaïkós Athlitikós Ómilos'', "All-Athenian ...

's youth academy, previously having worked with the club's technical director,

Nikos Dabizas Nikos Dabizas ( el, Νίκος Νταμπίζας, born 3 August 1973) is a Greek former professional footballer who played as a defender for Newcastle United, Leicester City, Olympiacos and AEL. He was also in Greece's 2004 European Football ...

, as the coach of

AC Omonia Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia ( el, Αθλητικός Σύλλογος Oμόνοιας Λευκωσίας, ΑΣΟΛ; ''Athlitikos Sillogos Omonias Lefkosias'', ''ASOL''), commonly known as Omonia Nicosia, or simply Omonia ("Harmony"; also trans ...

's youth academy. Fredberg had a brief spell as caretaker manager for Omonia's senior side, replacing

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for the last seven matches of the 2017–18

Cypriot First Division The Cypriot First Division ( el, Πρωτάθλημα Α΄ Κατηγορίας) is the top tier football league competition in Cyprus, run by the Cyprus Football Association. Since February 2016, it is sponsored by Cyta and is thus officially ...

season. He had previously assisted Omonia's caretaker manager Akis Ioakim at the end of the 2016–17 season.

Playing career

Born

Aarhus Aarhus (, , ; officially spelled Århus from 1948 until 1 January 2011) is the second-largest city in Denmark and the seat of Aarhus Municipality. It is located on the eastern shore of Jutland in the Kattegat sea and approximately northwest ...

, Fredberg began his career as a professional player at the age of 15. He played in the club of AGF Aarhus.

Coaching career

Fredberg is one of the youngest professional coaches in Danish football. He has worked as a trainer, but also as a Technical Director and Talent Detector. He left his country very young for his country. * 1998-2004 : TST Football (Denmark) Head Coach of the young teams * 2005-2007 : Brabrand IF (Denmark) Head Coach of the young teams * 2007-2009 : Aarhus GF (Denmark) Head Coach of the young teams * 2010-2013 : Brøndby IF (Denmark) Head Coach of the young team * 2013-2014 : Aarhus GF (Denmark) Head Coach of the professional Team * 2014-2016 : Danish Football Association (Denmark) National Head Coach of U-23 * 2016-2018 : Athletic Club Omonia Nicosia (Cyprus) Head Coach and Technical Director of the club's academy * 2018-2019 : Panathinaikos Football Club (Greece) Head Coach of the club's academy * 2019-2022 :

(Denmark) Sport Director * 2022- :

(Belgium) CEO Sports

Personal life

Fredberg has a past in the Danish military as a Sergeant in The Royal Guard, and is a trained policeman. He speaks Danish, English, German, Swedish and Greek fluently.

Degrees and titles

* UEFA Pro Football Coach License recognized by

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* MBA in Economics from Aarhus Business school * MBA in Management from Aarhus Business school * Sergeant in The Danish Royal Guard

References

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