Ulrik Pedersen (born 11 January 1974) is a Danish former

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and coach, who was also formerly the

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Kolding IF Kolding IF is an association football club based in Kolding, Denmark. The team competes in the Danish 2nd Division, the third tier of Danish football, after suffering relegation at the end of the 2020–21 season. Founded in 1895, Kolding IF pl ...

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Career

During his active playing career, Pedersen played as a

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for OB,

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. For the former, he was part of the "''Miracle in Madrid''"-team which knocked out

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in the third round of the

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. In 2012, as head coach of

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, Pedersen reached promotion to the

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, the third highest division in Denmark. He managed Middelfart G&BK for six months – between July 2014 and January 2015 – ; a chaotic period in which he was sent on

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in mid-October after a disappointing start to the season. On 26 May 2016, Pedersen was presented as the new sporting director of

, with whom he promoted to the

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(second highest division) in June 2019. After the promotion, he was released from his duties by Kolding IF.

References

1974 births Living people Danish men's footballers Odense Boldklub players Silkeborg IF players Kolding FC players Men's association football midfielders Danish Superliga players Footballers from Odense Danish football managers FC Sydvest 05 managers Dalum IF players {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub