Ex-Mainz coach extended
Despite the disappointing first-round elimination at the World Cup in Qatar, the Danish Football Association has extended the contract with its national coach Kasper Hjulmand. The former Bundesliga coach from Mainz 05 signed a new contract valid until the 2026 World Cup, the DBU announced on Tuesday.
“Kasper performed fantastically together with the players and achieved great sporting results,” said sporting director Peter Möller. The former international striker was referring to the Euro 2021 in particular, when the Danes reached the semi-finals despite the collapse of their best player Christian Eriksen.
In Qatar, the team could no longer meet the high expectations and was only last in a preliminary round group with France, Australia and Tunisia. However, the association weighted Hjulmand’s other merits more than this sporting setback. The senior national team under the 51-year-old has become much more closely interlinked with the country’s youth national teams and clubs. In addition, she enjoys “historically great support from the entire Danish population,” according to the association’s statement.
Hjulmand was coach in Mainz in the 2014/15 season and took over his country’s national team in 2020. His next sporting goals are the 2024 European Championships in Germany and the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Mexico and Canada. “My goal was to rally and inspire all of Denmark behind this team. I think we did. But it can’t stop there,” said Hjulmand.
Kasper Hjulmand continued on the land road to VM 2026.
”Vi er meget glade for forlængelsen. Kasper has together with spillerne and staben gjort det fantastic and has skabt store sports league results with bl.a. EM semi-finals and suveræn VM qualification.” – Peter Møller https://t.co/t5A8FMXLrb
— DBU – En Del Af Noget Større (@DBUfodbold) June 6, 2023
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