Mike Tullberg (born 25 December 1985) is a Danish

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manager and former player who works as the manager of Borussia Dortmund U19.

Playing career

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, Tullberg got his national breakthrough with

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club

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when he scored a goal against Danish giants

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which was named Danish goal of the year 2007. Tullberg signed for

Reggina Reggina 1914 S.r.l., commonly referred to as Reggina, is an Italian football club based in Reggio Calabria. Founded in 1914, they currently play in Serie B, and play their home matches at the 27,763 seater Stadio Oreste Granillo. They are n ...

together with fellow Dane

Kris Stadsgaard Kris Stadsgaard (born 1 August 1985) is a Danish former professional football central defender. Most recently, he played for F.C. Copenhagen. He has previously played for Danish club FC Nordsjælland, Italian club Reggina Calcio, and Rosenborg B ...

in 2007. He struggled to gain a regular place in the Reggina team, and Tullberg joined Hearts on a one-year loan deal. In August 2009, he joined

Rot-Weiß Oberhausen Rot-Weiß Oberhausen is a German association football club in Oberhausen, North Rhine-Westphalia. The club was formed as ''Oberhausener SV'' in December 1904 out of the merger of ''Emschertaler SV'' (1902) and the football enthusiasts of ''Oberh ...

in the German 2nd Bundesliga. Because of injuries, he came in two years to just four appearances. For this reason his contract was not renewed. A year later, he finished his career.

Coaching career

A short time later Tullberg took over the post of assistant coach at the German district League club SG Schönebeck. A year later he went as a youth coach to his former club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and a half years later he took over the post of coach at the U-19 of the clubs from

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. On 24 March 2017, it was confirmed, that Tullberg would be the new manager of

U19 starting from the summer 2017.

Borussia Dortmund Ballspielverein Borussia 09 e. V. Dortmund, commonly known as Borussia Dortmund (), BVB (), or simply Dortmund (), is a German professional sports club based in Dortmund, North Rhine-Westphalia. It is best known for its men's professional footb ...

confirmed on 25 March 2019, that Tullberg had signed with the club and would start his new job as manager of the club's

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from the 2019–20 season. In May 2020, the club announced that Tullberg would become manager of the U19 team for the following season; seen as a more prestigious position within the ranks of the club.

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Danish Superliga statistics
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