Jürgen Henn (born 2 June 1987) is an Estonian professional

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who is the current head coach of the Estonia national team. Henn previously managed

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from 2018 until 2023 and is the longest serving manager in the club's history. In 2021, he led Flora to become the first Estonian club to advance into the group stages of a

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tournament, as Flora qualified for the

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with notably only Estonian players in the team. With an additional four

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titles, one

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and two

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s, Henn is the most successful head coach in Flora's history.

Managerial career

FC Flora

On 5 January 2018, Henn was appointed as the manager of

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, having previously coached the club's reserve teams. He won the

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and

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. On 26 August 2021, Flora became the first Estonian club to advance to a

tournament after beating

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5–2 on aggregate to qualify for the

. Led by Henn, Flora won the

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title by earning 97 points in 36 matches, thus repeating Levadia's 2009 record of most points in a Meistriliiga season. In 2023, Jürgen Henn was linked with

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on multiple occasions. Flora lifted the club's 15th Estonian championship title in November 2023. Few weeks later, Jürgen Henn announced he will be stepping down after six years in charge, marking the end of the longest and most successful managerial tenure in Flora's history.

Estonia

Henn joined the

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as assistant manager to Thomas Häberli in December 2023. On 15 May 2024, the

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announced that Henn would be taking over as head coach of the team in time for the 2024 Baltic Cup on June 8, 2024. Henn's contract runs until 2027 with an automatic extension clause if Estonia secures qualification for the 2028 European Championship qualifying round or the finals.

Managerial statistics

Honours

Managerial

;Flora *

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: 2019–20 *

: 2020, 2021

Individual

Manager of the Month: May 2018, October 2018, March 2019, April 2019, September 2019, June 2020,

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, May 2021, November 2021, March 2022, April 2022, June/July 2022, May 2023

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Henn, Jurgen 1987 births Living people Footballers from Viljandi Estonian men's footballers Esiliiga players FC Elva players Meistriliiga players Viljandi JK Tulevik players FC Flora players FC Flora managers Men's association football midfielders Estonian football managers Estonia national football team managers 21st-century Estonian sportsmen