Viggo Biehl Jensen (born 15 September 1947) is a

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ...

former

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player and manager. He was most recently the manager of

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each yea ...

side

Silkeborg IF Silkeborg Idrætsforening, (; commonly known as Silkeborg IF or SIF in short) is a professional football club based in Silkeborg, Denmark. The club was founded in 1917, reached the highest level of Danish football in 1987, and afterwards became ...

. As a player, Jensen played for Danish sides

B 1909 Boldklubben 1909, known as B1909, is a Danish association football club currently playing in the Denmark Series. They play at Gillested Park in Odense on Funen, which has a capacity of 6,000. Founded in 1909, the club spent a total 38 seasons ...

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...

, and

Odense Boldklub 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 the German sides

FC Bayern Munich Fußball-Club Bayern München e. V. (FCB, ), also known as FC Bayern (), Bayern Munich, or simply Bayern, is a German professional sports club based in Munich, Bavaria. It is best known for its professional men's football team, which play ...

and SpVgg Fürth. He represented the

Denmark national football team The Denmark men's national football team ( da, Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing bo ...

in 8 games from 1971 to 1973. As a coach, he was named ''Danish manager of the Year'' in 1988. He managed the Denmark national under-21 football team from 1989 to 1992 and

Malmö FF Malmö Fotbollförening, commonly known as Malmö FF, Malmö, or MFF, is a professional football club and the most successful football club in Sweden in terms of trophies won. Formed in 1910 and affiliated with the Scania Football Association, ...

1992–1994. In July 2007 he was announced new coach of

Estonia Estonia, formally the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by the Gulf of Finland across from Finland, to the west by the sea across from Sweden, to the south by Latvia, a ...

a job he held until November 2007, when he was replaced by

Tarmo Rüütli Tarmo Rüütli (born 11 August 1954) is an Estonian football manager and former football player. As player, Rüütli won the 1985 Estonian Championship with Pärnu Kalakombinaat/MEK. As manager, he led Levadia to three Meistriliiga titles a ...

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1947 births Living people People from Esbjerg Danish men's footballers Association football defenders Association football midfielders Denmark international footballers Esbjerg fB players FC Bayern Munich footballers SpVgg Greuther Fürth players Odense Boldklub players Bundesliga players 2. Bundesliga players Danish football managers Silkeborg IF managers Malmö FF managers Odense Boldklub managers Viborg FF managers Aarhus Fremad managers Esbjerg fB managers Estonia national football team managers Vejle Boldklub managers Danish expatriate football managers Expatriate football managers in Sweden Expatriate football managers in Estonia Sportspeople from the Region of Southern Denmark {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub