Kristoffer Johannsen
Danish footballer and manager (born 1977)
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Kristoffer Hedegaard Johannsen (born 24 February 1977) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the manager of Danish 1st Division club Middelfart.[2] He has played 24 games and scored one goal for various Danish national youth teams, including seven games for the Denmark national under-21 football team.[3]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristoffer Hedegaard Johannsen | ||
| Date of birth | 24 February 1977 | ||
| Height | 1.74 m (5 ft 9 in)[1] | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Middelfart (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Roskilde Boldklub 1906 | |||
| KB | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1994–1995 | Copenhagen | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1997 | Brøndby | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | AB | ||
| 1998–1999 | OB | ||
| 1999–2003 | Emmen | ||
| 2003–2004 | B 1913 | ||
| 2005–2006 | Vejle | ||
| 2007–2009 | Fredericia | ||
| International career | |||
| 1992 | Denmark U17 | 5 | (0) |
| 1994–1996 | Denmark U19 | 12 | (1) |
| 1996 | Denmark U21 | 7 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | Fredericia (assistant) | ||
| 2011–2013 | Otterup B&IK | ||
| 2013–2017 | Dalum | ||
| 2017 | OKS | ||
| 2017–2023 | Næsby | ||
| 2023–2024 | Middelfart | ||
| 2025–2026 | FC Roskilde | ||
| 2026– | Middelfart | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career
In his playing career, Johannsen played for a number of Danish clubs. He played one game in the Danish Superliga for FC Copenhagen in May 1995.[4] In the winter 1995, he moved from FC Copenhagen to Brøndby IF.[5] He did not play any first team games for Brøndby, and moved to AB in the winter 1997.[6] He played for Odense Boldklub in 1998.[7] In 1999, Johannsen moved to Dutch club FC Emmen where he played until the summer 2003.[8] He played in B 1913 in the 2003–04 season.[9] He played in Vejle BK from January 2005 to December 2006, before moving to FC Fredericia.[10]
Managerial career
In October 2009, he signed on as an assistant coach at FC Fredericia.[11] In May 2011 he became new manager of Otterup B&IK in the Danish 2nd Division West.[12] In 2013, he stepped down as manager of Otterup to become new manager of Dalum IF.[13] His contract as Dalum manager was not renewed, when it ended in the summer of 2017.[14] He then became manager of lower league club OKS.[15] He has also played for Odense Boldklub.
In November 2017, he was appointed the new head coach of Næsby.[16] He remained manager of the club for more than five years, before joining recently promoted Danish 2nd Division club Middelfart in June 2023, where he signed a two-year contract. In November 2024, he signed a contract for FC Roskilde, starting in January 2025.[17][18]
In January 2026, Johannsen returned to Middelfart, signing as the clubs new manager.[19]
Personal life
He is also a teacher at Efterskolen Ved Nyborg (EVN) where he coaches the football line.[20]
Honours
Copenhagen
- Danish Super Cup: 1995[21]