Ove Pedersen (born 30 August 1954) is a Danish

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kick (football), kicking a football (ball), ball to score a goal (sports), goal. Unqualified, football (word), the word ''football'' generally means the form of football t ...

manager and a former player. He works as an assistant to the sporting director in

FC Midtjylland Football Club Midtjylland (, "Central Jutland") is a Danish professional football club based in Herning and Ikast. The club is the result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad. Midtjylland competes in the Danish Superliga, which they ...

, Svend Graversen. He previously managed

and

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional Association football, football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, Jylland, that plays in the Danish 1st Division, 1st division, the sec ...

to bronze medals in the

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga (, ) is a professional association football league in Denmark and the highest level of the Danish football league system. The league is currently contested by 12 teams each year, with 2 teams relegated. It is the current ...

. He was the manager of Danish club AGF until 31 December, on 1 January 2009 he returned as manager at

, but resigned on 14 March 2011. From 2011 to 2014 he was the manager of

FC Vestsjælland Football Club Vestsjælland (), commonly referred to as FC Vestsjælland or simply FCV, was a Danish association football, football club formed in Slagelse, Denmark on 1 July 2008. Nicknamed “Vikingerne” (the Vikings), the club enjoyed some s ...

. Ove Pedersen was sacked as manager of Hobro IK in November 2016, as the club was leading the

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991, the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the for ...

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AGF profile

Ove Pedersen Interview
1954 births Living people Danish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Danish football managers Ikast FC players FC Midtjylland managers Esbjerg fB managers Aarhus Gymnastikforening managers FC Vestsjælland managers Odense Boldklub managers FC Fredericia managers Hobro IK managers Danish Superliga managers Danish 1st Division managers 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub