Jacob Neestrup
Neestrup with Copenhagen in 2008
Personal information
Full name Jacob Neestrup Hansen
Date of birth (1988-03-08) 8 March 1988
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Copenhagen (Manager)
Youth career
1994–1998 Fremad Amager
1998–2007 KB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2007–2009 Copenhagen 2 (0)
2009–2010 Stavanger 0 (0)
2010–2011 Hafnarfjörður 6 (0)
2011 Fremad Amager
International career
2007 Denmark U20 2 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2018 Copenhagen (U17)[1]
2018–2019 Copenhagen (assistant)
2019–2020 Viborg
2021–2022 Copenhagen (assistant)
2022– Copenhagen
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jacob Neestrup Hansen (born 8 March 1988) is a Danish professional football manager and former player who is the manager of Danish Superliga club F.C. Copenhagen.

A former midfielder, Neestrup emerged from the FC Copenhagen youth academy, but saw his career mostly diminished due to injuries. After retiring in 2011, he embarked on a career in management. He was appointed head coach of second-tier 1st Division club Viborg in June 2019, after having worked as an assistant at Copenhagen the season before.

Career

Although his first team debut came on 20 September 2006 in the Danish Cup, he was not promoted to the first team before the summer 2007.[2] He was injured only two minutes into his professional debut. The injury subsequently ruled him out for 8 months.[3]

After recovering, Neestrup made his Danish Superliga debut in the last match of the 2006–07 season against Vejle Boldklub.

In May 2010, Neestrup was signed by reigning Icelandic champions FH Hafnarfjörður. His stint with the club was not successful, being sidelined for large parts of the season due to injuries and a car accident.[4] After six months, he returned to Denmark to sign with fourth-tier Denmark Series club Fremad Amager.[5]

Coaching career

On 20 June 2019, it was confirmed that Neestrup had been appointed as the manager of Viborg FF for the upcoming season.[6]

On 22 December 2020, it was announced that Neestrup would leave Viborg at the end of the year and return to F.C. Copenhagen as assistant manager of Jess Thorup. He left Viborg in 1st place in the 2020–21 Danish 1st Division.[7]

On 20 September 2022, he was announced as new manager of F.C. Copenhagen following the sacking of Jess Thorup.[8]

Despite being placed 9th out of 12 and being 10 points off 1st place when he took over, Neestrup still eventually guided them to win the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup.[9] On 12 December 2023, he guided them to the knockout stages of the Champions League, being placed second in a group with Bayern Munich, Galatasaray and Manchester United.[10]

Managerial statistics

As of 12 December 2023
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record Ref
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
Viborg Denmark 20 June 2019 31 December 2020 54 31 13 10 116 65 +51 057.41 [11]
Copenhagen Denmark 20 September 2022 Present 64 35 16 13 124 73 +51 054.69 [12]
Total 118 66 29 23 240 138 +102 055.93 —

Honours

Player

Copenhagen

Manager

Copenhagen

References

  1. ↑ "FCK ansætter ny træner" (in Danish). BT. 15 February 2013.
  2. ↑ "Første træningsdag" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007. Udover Mads Laudrup, der nu permanent er rykket op i førsteholdstruppen, er den unge midtbanespiller, Jacob Neestrup, ligeledes blevet indlemmet i de danske mestres trup.
  3. ↑ "Velkommen til Jacob Neestrup" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 20 June 2007. Retrieved 20 June 2007.
  4. ↑ Blond, Mikael (28 July 2010). "Biluheld satte Neestrup tilbage". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  5. ↑ Blond, Mikael (14 January 2011). "Endnu en profil til Fremad Amager". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  6. ↑ Viborg har fundet træner: Hyrer FCK-assistent, bold.dk, 20 June 2019
  7. ↑ FCK henter Jacob Neestrup i Viborg, bold.dk, 20 December 2020
  8. ↑ FCK fyrer Jess Thorup, bold.dk, 20 September 2022
  9. ↑ "Neestrup reflects on winning the double". F.C. København. 4 June 2023.
  10. ↑ "Copenhagen advance to Champions League knockouts with Galatasaray win". France 24. 12 December 2023.
  11. ↑ "Viborg FF: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  12. ↑ "FC Copenhagen: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 5 November 2022.
  13. ↑ "FCK er dansk mester". F.C. København. 2023-05-18. Retrieved 2023-05-30.
  14. ↑ "FCK win 2022/23 Danish Cup". Copenhagen. 18 May 2023. Retrieved 18 May 2023.
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