Nicolai Wael (born 10 May 1972) is a Danish professional

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club Ringkøbing IF.

Managerial career

In April 2013 it was announced that he would replace Thomas Thomasberg as manager of

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form the beginning of the 2013–14 season. He was sacked on 13 April 2015 due to a poor stint of 15 games without a win. On 31 October 2015 he was named new manager of Ringkøbing IF in the

. In 2017 he managed to get the club promoted to the

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. He was sacked on 15 June 2020 with the club placed in the relegation zone. After a three-year absence, he returned as manager of Ringkøbing, succeeding Michael Pedersen.

Honours

Silkeborg *

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: 2000–01

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