Kenneth Heiner-Møller (born Kenneth Heiner Christiansen; 17 January 1971) is a Danish

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and former player. He is the former manager of the Canadian women's national team. In 1994–1995 he played for

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in Hungary, where fans know him as Kenneth Christiansen.

Background

Aged 30, Heiner-Møller broke his leg and had to finish his career as a footballer. He coached the Danish women's national team from 2006 until 2013, when he stood down to take over as chief executive of

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. At the

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, Heiner-Møller and Danish players accused the Chinese hosts of harassment and covert surveillance prior to China's first-round match against Denmark. China's Swedish coach

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and her assistant

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were unaware of the incidents and Heiner-Møller absolved them of any blame, although he refused to shake hands after the match. On 8 January 2018 he was named head coach of the Canada Women's National Team. On June 10, 2020, stepped down from that job to take a position in his native country as head of coach education for the

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Persona life

Born Kenneth Heiner Christiansen, Heiner-Møller took his wife's maiden name Møller upon their marriage.

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Dansk Boldspil Union (DBU)
1971 births Living people Danish men's footballers Ølstykke FC players Ferencvárosi TC footballers Vejle Boldklub players Boldklubben af 1893 players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Danish football managers Danish expatriate football managers 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup managers Denmark women's national football team managers Canada women's national soccer team managers Association football forwards 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup managers Nemzeti Bajnokság I players Expatriate footballers in Hungary Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Hungary People from Gentofte Municipality Sportspeople from the Capital Region of Denmark {{Denmark-footy-forward-stub