Martin Thomsen (born 6 August 1982) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is the current head coach of Danish 1st Division club Hobro IK.
 Thomsen in 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Martin Thomsen | ||
| Date of birth | 6 August 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Hobro, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Hobro (Manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Valsgård IF 83 | |||
| Hobro | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –2001 | Hobro | ||
| 2001–2004 | Viborg | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2004 | → Skive (loan) | ? | (?) |
| 2004–2013 | Skive | 225 | (21) |
| 2013–2015 | Hobro | 76 | (16) |
| 2015–2016 | Silkeborg | 37 | (8) |
| 2017 | Jammerbugt | 13 | (4) |
| 2017–2018 | Skive | 18 | (3) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2017 | Jammerbugt (player-assistant) | ||
| 2017–2018 | Skive (player-assistant) | ||
| 2018–2020 | Skive (assistant) | ||
| 2020–2021 | Skive | ||
| 2021– | Hobro | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Playing career edit
Thomsen started his career playing for Valsgård IF 83, before joining his hometown side Hobro IK. Viborg FF quickly caught notion of the midfielder, and he signed a three-year contract at the Superliga team. Thomsen only played nine minutes altogether in the Superliga, as a substitute against F.C. Copenhagen on 21 July 2001.[1] In the summer of 2003 he was loaned to Skive IK on a one-year basis.[2] Viborg terminated Thomsen's contract after his loan spell at Skive.
Thomsen signed with Skive IK on a permanent basis in 2004. He would stay at the club until 2013. In 2011, Thomsen scored 12 goals in the Danish second division, which was a decisive factor in Skive's surprising fourth place in the league. He was therefore awarded the Most Valuable Player award, ahead of players like Simon Makienok, Peter Graulund and Stephan Petersen.[3]
On the last day of the transfer window on 31 January 2013, Thomsen moved from Skive IK to his former club Hobro IK, who bought him free from his contract.[4][5] He experienced promotion to the Danish Superliga during his first season back at the club. In the 2014–15 season, Thomsen played all 33 matches with six goals and two assists as a result. On 28 May 2015, it was announced that Silkeborg IF had signed Thomsen on a free transfer, with him signing a two-year contract.[6] It was announced on 16 December 2016 that Silkeborg and Thomsen had agreed to terminate the agreement.[7] In January 2017, it was announced that he was taking up a position as player-assistant at Jammerbugt FC for a period of six months.[8]
In the summer of 2017, Thomsen returned to Skive IK, where he also played from 2004 to 2013. There, he signed a two-year contract, where he was to both act as a player and be part of the coaching team.[9]
Managerial career edit
Thomsen announced his retirement as a player in August 2018, and was instead appointed as the assistant coach to Thomas Røll at Skive.[10] He signed a two-year contract extension as assistant coach for the club on 3 May 2019.[11] Røll and Thomsen became a head coaching duo in July 2019, as the club wanted to use his talent in discovering and developing talents in the first team.[12]
Thomsen became the only head coach of Skive on 18 July 2020, as the club could not afford to pay two head coaches. As a result, Røll was dismissed.[13]
In June 2021, Thomsen left Skive and was announced as the new manager of Hobro IK.[14]
References edit
- ^ "Martin Thomsen spillerstatistik". danskfodbold.com. 26 March 2014. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Viborg udlejer spiller til Skive". bold.dk. 1 August 2003. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "Årets profil i 1. division !". Skive IK. 1 June 2011. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ "SIK sælger Thomsen til Hobro IK". Skive Folkeblad (in Danish). 31 January 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Helmin, Jesper (31 January 2013). "Skive sælger anfører til Hobro". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Davidsen, Martin (28 May 2015). "Silkeborg henter Hobro-profil". Tipsbladet (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Dyrberg Hansen, Rasmus (16 December 2016). "Martin Thomsen stopper i Silkeborg IF før tid". TV 2 / Østjylland (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Skovsgaard Tøfting, Nicolai (20 January 2017). "Martin Thomsen fortsætter i Jammerbugt". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Miles, Peter (29 June 2017). "Martin Thomsen vender hjem til Skive". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Schmidt, Martin (24 August 2018). "Martin T. stopper og bliver Skive-assistent". bold.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ "Martin Thomsen og SIK forlænger aftalen". Skive IK (in Danish). 3 May 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
Skive IK har i dag forlænget aftalen med assistent træner Martin Thomsen. Med ønsket om kontinuitet, og ikke mindst på baggrund den kvalitet som Thomsen har udført i rollen, har parterne underskrevet en ny aftale frem til 2021, og det glæder sportschef Rasmus Brandhof.
- ^ "Røll og Thomsen danner cheftræner-duo". Skive IK (in Danish). 6 July 2019. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
- ^ Ritzau (18 July 2020). "Sparebudget koster eks-landsholdsspiller jobbet i Skive". Herning Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 9 December 2020.
Konsekvensen er, at Thomas Røll må forlade jobbet, og at den anden halvdel af trænerduoen, Martin Thomsen, fremover får eneansvaret for holdet.
- ^ Hobro hyrer Martin Thomsen som cheftræner, bold.dk, 11 June 2021
External links edit
- Martin Thomsen at Soccerbase
