Jørgen E. Larsen

Jørgen E. Larsen

Personal information
Full name	Jørgen Erik Larsen
Date of birth	(1945-07-25)25 July 1945
Place of birth	Herfølge, Denmark
Date of death	7 February 2020(2020-02-07) (aged 74)[1]
Place of death	Herfølge, Denmark
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
	Herfølge Boldklub	197
Managerial career
1987–1990	Herfølge Boldklub
1993–1994	Ghana
1994–1995	Al-Rayyan SC
1995	Qatar (youth)
1995–1996	Qatar
1997–1998	Pahang FA
1999–2000	Al-Rayyan SC
2001	Al-Shaab
2001–2003	Kedah FA
2004–2005	Al-Rayyan SC
2006	Brønshøj BK
2006–2007	Amager United
2007–2008	Tårnby BK
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jørgen Erik Larsen (25 July 1945 – 7 February 2020) was a Danish football coach and player.

He spent most of his playing career at Herfølge Boldklub, playing 197 games for the club.^[2] In 1978, he was named sports director of Herfølge Boldklub and manager of the club in 1987. In 1993, he was named new coach of the Ghana national team, and later on he became the national team coach of Qatar.^[2] He was the manager of Qatari team Al-Rayyan SC,^[3] coaching Fernando Hierro, Mario Basler, and the brothers Frank and Ronald de Boer at the club.^[2] He was manager of Malaysian team Kedah FA, and attracted former Herfølge player Thomas Abel to the club in the summer of 2002.^[4] In November 2005, Larsen was signed as a manager of Brønshøj BK in the second-tier Danish 1st Division.^[2]

Honours

• Qatari League: 1994–95

References

1. Jørgen E. Larsen er død, Sjællandske Medier, 11 February 2020.
2. Globetrotter til Brønshøj, Tipsbladet, 4 November 2005.
3. Pengene flyder i olie-paradiset, Tipsbladet, 17 February 2005.
4. Mesterskabet der ikke gav guld, Tipsbladet, 29 December 2004.