Jakob Glerup
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Full name
Jakob Glerup Nielsen
Date of birth
20 April 1975
Place of birth
Borup, Denmark
Height
1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jakob Glerup Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 20 April 1975 | ||
| Place of birth | Borup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Team Viborg (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1994 | Aalborg Chang | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–2010 | Viborg | 471 | (8) |
| International career | |||
| 1995 | Denmark U19 | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Denmark U21 | 13 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2022– | Team Viborg | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jakob Glerup Nielsen (born 20 April 1975) is a Danish football manager and retired midfielder. He is currently serving as head coach of Team Viborg.
Glerup joined Viborg in 1994 from Aalborg Chang, and within months, moved to Viborg's first-team squad.[1] He spent the remainder of his playing career with Viborg from 1994 until his retirement in 2010.[2]
In July 2022, Glerup was named as the head coach of Team Viborg,[3] a women's team currently competing in the C-Liga.[4] In January 2026, the club announced that Glerup had extended his contract as head coach of the club.[5][6]
