Denmark named coach and will debut against Spain

Brian Riemerformer coach of Belgian Anderlecht, was named Thursday as Denmark’s men’s soccer coach, a position that will begin on November 15 against Spain in the Nations League.

The Danish Federation (DBU) thus ends the temporary situation that arose after the departure of Kasper Hjulmand at the end of the last Euro Cup after four years in office.

A position without a permanent coach since the Euro Cup

The assistant Hjulmand, Morten Wieghorst, He temporarily took over the position, but did not serve as coach in any matches due to a stress leave, so another member of the coaching staff, Lars Knudsen, He led the team in all four Nations League games played in September and October.

Both Knudsen and Wieghorst, in addition to the former player Daniel Agger is from today Riemer’s assistantsas reported by DBU.

Anderlecht, his first big position

Riemer, 46, was the Danish U-19 coach, assistant coach at FC Copenhagen and Brentford before taking charge of Anderlecht in 2022, which he led to the quarterfinals of the Conference League in the 2022 season and third place in the Belgian league last year. But after a poor start to the campaign he was dismissed in September.

“With Brian Riemer, we have a coach with the energy, passion and commitment we were looking for. He shares our idea of ​​trying to dominate games and play offensive and technical football,” said DBU national team director Peter Møller in a statement.

Riemer, who? He will have a contract until the 2026 World Cup, He was “very proud and honoured” and assured that becoming his country’s senior coach was “a great dream come true”.

Denmark occupies second place in group A4 of the Nations League with 7 points, three less than Spain and three more than Serbia.

The ‘Red Dynamite’ will host Spain on November 15 at the Parken in Copenhagen and, three days later, they will travel to Belgrade to face Serbia.