Dan Thomassen

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Dan Thomassen
Personal information
Full name Dan Vesterby Thomassen
Date of birth (1981-03-24) 24 March 1981 (age 43)
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]

Copenhagen
Padova

Manager[edit]

Vicenza

References[edit]

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "Vicenza, arriva l'esonero di Modesto. Vesterby Thomassen il nuovo tecnico" (in Italian). TuttoMercatoWeb. 16 March 2023. Retrieved 16 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Il Vicenza vince la Coppa Italia di Lega Pro: 3-2 alla Juve Next Gen" (in Italian). La Gazzetta dello Sport. 11 April 2023.
  4. ^ "Mercato L.R. Vicenza: Thomassen è il nuovo vice allenatore del Brescia" (in Italian). Biancorossi.net. 14 July 2023. Retrieved 21 July 2023.
  5. ^ "COMUNICATO DEL CLUB" (in Italian). Brescia Calcio. 10 November 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2023.
  6. ^ "Chi è Dan Thomassen, l'allenatore del Vicenza che ha vinto la Coppa Italia Serie C" (in Italian). La Casa di C.

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