Martin Bentzen Veng Mikkelsen (born 29 April 1986) is a Danish

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and former professional

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who played as a

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. He is currently manager of

Aarhus Fremad Aarhus Fremad (, "Aarhus Forward") is an association football club located in Aarhus N, the northern part of Aarhus, Denmark. The team plays in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of the Danish football league system. Aarhus Fremad competed i ...

's reserve team.

Playing career

Mikkelsen made his professional debut as part of AGF on 25 July 2004 in a 2–2 away draw against

FC Nordsjælland Football Club Nordsjælland, commonly known as FC Nordsjælland, Nordsjælland () or FCN, is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum. Founded as ''Farum Boldklub'' from the merger of the town's two football club ...

, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for

Jeffrey Aubynn Isaac Jeffrey Eric Aubynn (born 12 May 1977) is a Swedish professional football coach and former player who is currently the head of scouting for Allsvenskan club Malmö FF. He is of Ghanaian descent and played as a midfielder. Aubynn played ...

. He would later play for

FC Fredericia Fodbold Club Fredericia af 1991 (, simply known as FC Fredericia), is a professional association football club based in the town of Fredericia, Denmark, that competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league syst ...

and

Hobro IK Hobro Idræts Klub () is a professional association football club based in the town of Hobro, Denmark, that competes in the 1st Division, the second tier of the Danish football league system. Founded in 1913, it is known by the short names 'Ho ...

Coaching career

On 11 August 2019, Mikkelsen returned to

. Two weeks later, he was also hired as a youth consultant at

Danish 2nd Division The 2nd Division ( da, Danmarksturneringens 2. division or Herre-DM 2. division) is a semi-professional association football league for men and the third division in Denmark. It is organised by the Divisionsforeningen on behalf of the Danish Footb ...

club

VSK Aarhus Vejlby Skovbakken Aarhus (; commonly known as VSK Aarhus) is a Danish football club based in Risskov, a neighbourhood in Aarhus. The club was founded in 2016 when the football departments of Vejlby IK Fodbold and Idrætsklubben Skovbakken decide ...

. He left Fredericia in June 2020, and signed with

in the

, where he would become a player-assistant to head coach Morten Dahm Kjærgaard. He retired as a player in July 2021 to focus full-time on his role as assistant coach of Aarhus Fremad. On 14 June 2022 Mikkelsen confirmed, that he accepted an offer to become the manager of

's reserve team, which was playing in the

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Career statistics

References

External links

National team profileCareer statistics
at

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Mikkelsen, Martin 1986 births Living people Danish men's footballers Aarhus Gymnastikforening players FC Fredericia players Hobro IK players Aarhus Fremad players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Association football midfielders Association football defenders VSK Aarhus players Denmark youth international footballers Footballers from Aarhus Danish football managers