Rasmus Ankersen
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Rasmus Ankersen | |
|---|---|
| Born | Rasmus Ankersen 22 September 1983 |
| Occupations | Author, sports executive |
| Known for | Sport Republic |
Rasmus Ankersen (born 22 September 1983) is a Danish author and football club executive.
He is the co-founder and CEO of Sport Republic, the major shareholder of EFL Championship club Southampton and Süper Lig club Göztepe.[1] Ankersen was director of football at Brentford between 2015 and 2020.[2] He also has a part-time role as chairman of Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.[3]
Ankersen had a short career as a professional football player with Midtjylland in Denmark, before suffering a serious knee injury in his first senior game.[4] He then studied for UEFA's A Licence, and became the assistant-coach for the under-17 team at a club.[3]
Brentford owner Matthew Benham became the majority shareholder of Midtjylland in 2014 and installed Ankersen as chairman of the club.[5] Ankersen stepped down from the role at the same time he left Brentford.[6]
Brentford
I am convinced that this is the start of a journey to something special at Brentford Football Club. It is an honour for me to be asked to play a role in Brentford's bright future.
Ankersen was appointed as co-director of football at Brentford in the summer of 2015, along with Phil Giles.[8] Their responsibility was to oversee the football operations of the club as well as being responsible for managing the recruitment of new players and technical staff.[8]
In December 2021, Ankersen stepped down from his position at Brentford to set up a sports investment fund.[6][9]
