Viggo Biehl Jensen (born 15 September 1947) is a Danish former

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player and manager. He was most recently the manager of

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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,

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...

, 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 of Odense, in southern Denmark. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play ...

and the German sides

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and SpVgg Fürth. He played for the

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in 8 games from 1971 to 1973. As a coach, he was named ''Danish manager of the Year'' in 1988. He managed the

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from 1989 to 1992 and

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

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

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Viggo Jensen Interview
1947 births Living people Footballers from Esbjerg Danish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Men's association football midfielders Denmark men's 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 Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in Estonia Danish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Danish expatriate men's footballers 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub