Lars Søndergaard (born 5 April 1959) is a Danish professional

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and former player who last worked as manager of the Denmark women's national team. On 18 December 2017, it was announced by the

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(DBU) that Lars Søndergaard was the new manager of the Denmark women's national team. He signed a contract which would last until the end of UEFA Women's Euro 2021. On 10 October 2020, the DBU announced that Søndergaard had signed a new contract which would last until a potential qualification for the

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. After qualifying for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup and guiding his team to the round of sixteen, Lars announced he would step down as coach.

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1959 births Living people Footballers from Aalborg Danish men's footballers AaB Fodbold players Danish football managers AaB Fodbold managers FC Red Bull Salzburg managers FK Austria Wien managers Grazer AK managers Viborg FF managers Sønderjyske Fodbold managers Denmark women's national football team managers Men's association football players not categorized by position Danish Superliga managers FC Wacker Innsbruck (2002) managers Austrian Football Bundesliga managers Danish expatriate football managers Danish expatriate sportspeople in Austria Expatriate football managers in Austria UEFA Women's Euro 2022 managers 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup managers 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-bio-stub