Jess Thorup

Jess Thorup (born 21 February 1970) is a Danish former professional football forward, who played for the two Danish Superliga sides OB and Esbjerg fB. He also played for German club KFC Uerdingen 05, the Austrian club FC Wacker Tirol and the Norwegian club HamKam.

Jess Thorup
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-02-21) 21 February 1970
Place of birth Odense, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position(s) Forward
Club information
Current team
 KAA Gent (manager)
Youth career
–1989 OB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1996 OB 134 (29)
1996–1998 KFC Uerdingen 05 39 (3)
1998 FC Wacker Tirol 13 (3)
1998–2005 Esbjerg fB 203 (58)
2005 HamKam 12 (1)
2006 Esbjerg fB 1 (0)
Teams managed
2011–2013 Esbjerg fB
2013–2015 Denmark U-20
2013–2015 Denmark U-21
2015–2018 FC Midtjylland
2018– KAA Gent
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

He was head coach of Esbjerg fB starting with the resignation of Ove Pedersen on 14 March 2011.

On 21 February 2013 it was announced that starting 1 June 2013 he would be the manager of the Denmark under-21 national football team, and thereby leaving Esbjerg fB.

Managerial statistics

All competitive league games (league and domestic cup) and international matches are included.

As of match played 15 August 2020
Team Nat Year Record
PWDLWin %
Esbjerg (caretaker) 2008–09 3 1 2 0 033.33
Esbjerg 2011–13 80 44 16 20 055.00
Denmark U-21 2013–15 23 12 7 4 052.17
FC Midtjylland 2015–18 165 93 32 40 056.36
KAA Gent 2018– 82 40 18 24 048.78
Career Total 351 188 75 88 053.56

Honours

As player

As manager
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