Dan Thomassen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Dan Vesterby Thomassen | ||
Date of birth | 24 March 1981 | ||
Place of birth | Aarhus, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre-back | ||
Youth career | |||
199?–1994 | IHF Aarhus | ||
1994–1998 | AGF | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1999–2004 | Padova | 87 | (0) |
2004–2007 | Copenhagen | 55 | (3) |
2007–2008 | Vålerenga | 21 | (1) |
2008–2011 | AGF | 55 | (3) |
2011 | Ravenna | 0 | (0) |
2011–2012 | Triestina | 20 | (0) |
2012–2014 | Este | 61 | (1) |
2014 | Campodarsego | 0 | (0) |
2014–2015 | Padova | 15 | (0) |
2015–2016 | Abano | 34 | (2) |
2016 | Vigontina San Paolo | 7 | (0) |
2017–2018 | Albignasego | ||
International career | |||
1997 | Denmark U17 | 9 | (0) |
1998–2000 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (0) |
2002 | Denmark U20 | 6 | (0) |
2002–2003 | Denmark U21 | 15 | (1) |
Managerial career | |||
2023 | Vicenza | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Dan Vesterby Thomassen (born 24 March 1981) is a Danish former professional footballer and current coach. He has played for Danish Superliga side AGF Aarhus, Norwegian side Vålerenga and Danish champions Copenhagen.
Playing career[edit]
Thomassen came to FCK from Calcio Padova where he played for five years. In his youth years, he played in AGF.
He signed for Vålerenga IF on 1 July 2007.
Since he signed with AGF in 2008, he has been dealing with many injuries, which meant that he missed some vital matches for his team.[1]
He moved back to Italy in 2011 and retired in 2018.
Coaching career[edit]
After retiring from active football, Thomassen took on a career as a youth coach, joining Vicenza, and being appointed in charge of the Under-19 team in 2022.
On 16 March 2023, following the dismissal of Francesco Modesto, he was promoted to head coach of Vicenza in the Serie C league for the remainder of the season.[2] Just a month later, on 11 April 2023, he guided Vicenza to win the Coppa Italia Serie C after defeating Juventus F.C. Next Gen in a two-legged final.[3]
In July 2023, Thomassen was announced as the new assistant coach of Brescia, working alongside his brother-in-law, head coach Daniele Gastaldello.[4] Both Gastaldello and Thomassen were dismissed from their roles on 10 November 2023, following a negative string of results in the Serie B league.[5]
Personal life[edit]
Thomassen is currently residing in Padua, and is married to Michela Gastaldello, sister of Italian professional football coach and former player Daniele Gastaldello.[6]
Honours[edit]
Player[edit]
- 2000–01 Serie C2: Champions
- 2014–15 Serie D: Champions
Manager[edit]
- Coppa Italia Serie C: 2022–23
References[edit]
- ^ Hindby Koszyczarek, Eva Kristina (21 April 2009). "Dan Thomassen: Det har ikke været let". Aarhus Portalen. Archived from the original on 19 July 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2010.
- ^ "Vicenza, arriva l'esonero di Modesto. Vesterby Thomassen il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
- ^ "Il Vicenza vince la Coppa Italia di Lega Pro: 3-2 alla Juve Next Gen" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 April 2023.
- ^ "Mercato L.R. Vicenza: Thomassen è il nuovo vice allenatore del Brescia" (in Italian). Biancorossi.net. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
- ^ "COMUNICATO DEL CLUB" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
- ^ "Chi è Dan Thomassen, l'allenatore del Vicenza che ha vinto la Coppa Italia Serie C" (in Italian). La Casa di C.
External links[edit]
- Dan Thomassen at TuttoCalciatori.net (in Italian)
- Dan Thomassen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Dan Thomassen official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- 1981 births
- Living people
- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
- Denmark men's youth international footballers
- Fuglebakken KFUM Århus players
- Aarhus Gymnastikforening players
- Calcio Padova players
- F.C. Copenhagen players
- Vålerenga Fotball players
- Ravenna FC players
- US Triestina Calcio 1918 players
- Danish Superliga players
- Eliteserien players
- Serie C players
- Serie D players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Italy
- Expatriate men's footballers in Norway
- Footballers from Aarhus
- Men's association football defenders
- Men's association football central defenders
- Abano Calcio players
- ASD Albignasego Calcio players
- Serie C managers
- Danish football managers
- LR Vicenza managers
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Norway
- Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy
- Danish expatriate football managers
- Expatriate football managers in Italy
- Danish football defender stubs