Mikkjal Thomassen

Mikkjal Kjartansson Thomassen (born 12 January 1976) is a Faroese professional football manager and former footballer that played 13 times for the Faroe Islands national football team. He is the current manager of Swedish Allsvenskan club AIK.

Playing career
During his playing career Thomassen represented HB Tórshavn, B36 Tórshavn, B68 Toftir and EB/Streymur.

His last international match was a qualifier for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at home against Austria on 11 August 2008. He was substituted after 37 minutes due to injury, but had the satisfaction of seeing his teammates earning a 1–1 draw.

Managerial career
Thomassen was manager for HB Tórshavn's women's team in 1995, the team won the Faroese championship that season. From 2009 until 2013 he was the manager of B36 Tórshavn. The club won the Faroese championship in 2011 managed by Mikkjal Thomassen and John Petersen.

From 2015 to 2022 Thomassen was the manager of KÍ Klaksvík in the Faroese Premier Division. During this period, he won the Faroese championship in 2019. The club was runner-up in 2016, 2017. In 2016 he won the Faroe Islands Cup with KÍ. In 2020 KÍ won the Faroe Islands Super Cup for the first time.

On 24 September 2020 under the management of Mikkjal Thomassen, KÍ became the first Faroese club to reach the play-offs in Europa League, when they won 6-1 in Tórshavn against the Georgian champions FC Dinamo Tbilisi. It was also the biggest victory for a Faroese club in European tournaments.

On 1 November 2022 he was announced as the manager of Norwegian football club Fredrikstad FK. His first season in charge of FFK proved very successful, as he led the club to promotion to Eliteserien. The 2024 season will be the first season in the topflight for Fredrikstad in 11 years.

After a successful stint as manager for Fredrikstad, Thomassen stepped down from his role on 15 July 2024. On July 16 he was announced as the new manager of Swedish Allsvenskan club AIK.