Keld Kristensen is a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 former football player and manager currently working as a scout. He most notably managed F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....

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Playing career

Keld Kristensen played most of his career at B 1903. In 1970–1972 he played 6 games for various Danish national youth sides. He scored one goal against the Nederlands on 8 August 1970.

Coaching career

As a manager he started in his old club B 1903. Later he returned to the club as assistant for Benny Johansen

Benny Johansen

Benny Johansen is a Danish former football player and manager. He won the Danish championship twice as a player for B 1903 and once as a manager of FC Copenhagen...

. When B 1903 merged with Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub or KB is a Danish sports club based in Copenhagen. The club was founded April 26, 1876 on the grassy fields in outer Copenhagen which later became Fælledparken. Football and cricket has been played in KB since 1879, making KB the oldest football club on Continental Europe and...

 to form F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen

F.C. Copenhagen is a professional Danish football club in Copenhagen, Denmark. It is part of the Parken Sport & Entertainment....

 in 1992, Kristensen continued as Johansen's assistant. When Johansen stopped as manager in 1994, Kristensen was named new head coach. The club had a terrible start to the 1994-1995 season: In the UEFA Cup

UEFA Cup

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 they only barely defeated Finnish side FC Jazz Pori, and after five games in the Superliga

Danish Superliga

The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...

 the club had lost three games and drawed two. Due to the bad results the board chose to sack Kristensen and replaced him with Johansen.

Player

B 1903

• Danish championship
  Danish Superliga
  The Danish Superliga is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest association football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams to be relegated, which proves to be one of the...
  
  
  • Winner (3): 1969, 1970, 1976
  • Runner-up (2): 1972, 1977

• Danish Cup
  Danish Cup
  The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
  
  
  • Winner (1): 1979

B93

• Danish Cup
  Danish Cup
  The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
  
  
  • Winner (1): 1982

External links

• Keld Kristensen's Personal homepage