Roald Poulsen (born 28 November 1950) is a

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manager, who most prominently won the 1989 Danish championship with

Odense BK Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga ...

and managed the

Zambia national football team The Zambia national football team represents Zambia in men's international association football and it is governed by the Football Association of Zambia (FAZ). During the 1980s, they were known as the KK 11, after founding president Dr. Kenneth ...

. Poulsen started his coaching career with amateur club OKS. From 1983 to 1987, he managed

B 1913 Boldklubben 1913 is a Danish football club which plays in Albani Series. They play at Campus Road, in Odense on Funen. B1913 spent one season in the ''1961–62 European Cup'', which is the club's most notable international appearance. From ...

. From 1988 to 1992, Poulsen managed

, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championshipBrian Lindholt
Roald Poulsen til Sydafrika
Fyns Amts Avis, November 27, 2008. and 1992

Danish Cup The Danish Cup ( da, Landspokalturneringen; often referred to as Pokalen) is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955. The winner will quali ...

tournament. From 1993 to 1994, Poulsen managed

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 ...

. In 1994, Poulsen was named manager of the

, which he managed until 1996. He returned to Odense BK in 1996, and brought with him Zambian internationals

Mwape Miti Mwape Miti (born 24 May 1973) is a Zambian former professional footballer who played as a striker. He has played 246 matches and scored 109 goals for his team Odense Boldklub Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly ...

and Andrew Tembo. In 1998, he moved to

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in order to manage Al-Rayyan Sports Club, staying at the club until 1999. From 1999 to 2004 he led the

FC Copenhagen Football Club Copenhagen ( da, Football Club København, ), commonly known as FC København, FC Copenhagen, Copenhagen or simply FCK, is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. FCK was founded in 1992 as a superstructure on ...

Sports College in

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, only interrupted by a brief spell as national manager of Zambia in 2002. He coached South African club Engen Santos from 2004 to 2005. In 2005, Poulsen returned to Denmark to manage Dalum IF. He moved in B 1913 in 2006, before moving to FC Fyn later that year. He stayed at FC Fyn until December 2007.Ole Holbech
Roald Poulsen stopper som cheftræner i FC FYN
TV2 fyn, December 19, 2007. In January 2009 he was named technical director of Cape United Soccer School of Excellence in

Cape Town Cape Town ( af, Kaapstad; , xh, iKapa) is one of South Africa's three capital cities, serving as the seat of the Parliament of South Africa. It is the legislative capital of the country, the oldest city in the country, and the second largest ...

References

External links

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1950 births Living people Sportspeople from Odense Danish football managers Odense Boldklub managers Viborg FF managers Zambia national football team managers Al-Rayyan SC managers Al-Arabi SC (Qatar) managers 1996 African Cup of Nations managers 2002 African Cup of Nations managers Boldklubben 1913 managers Danish people of Norwegian descent Dalum IF managers Danish expatriate football managers Danish expatriate sportspeople in South Africa Danish expatriate sportspeople in Zambia Danish expatriate sportspeople in Qatar Expatriate football managers in Zambia Expatriate football managers in Qatar Expatriate soccer managers in South Africa {{Denmark-footy-bio-stub