Kenneth Heiner-Møller

Kenneth Heiner-Møller

Kenneth Heiner-Møller in 2019
Personal information
Birth name	Kenneth Heiner Christiansen
Date of birth	(1971-01-17) 17 January 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth	Gentofte, Denmark
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s)	Forward
Youth career
1977–1991	B 1903
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1991–1994	Ølstykke FC
1994–1995	Ferencvarosi TC	20	(2)
1995	Vejle	3	(0)
1996–1999	B93
1999–2000	AGF	27	(3)
2000–2001	B93
Managerial career
2002	B93 youth team
2003–2004	Lyngby youth team
2005	Brøndby women
2006–2013	Denmark women
2015–2017	Canada women (assistant)
2018–2020	Canada women
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kenneth Heiner-Møller (born Kenneth Heiner Christiansen; 17 January 1971) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is the former manager of the Canadian women's national team. In 1994–1995 he played for Ferencvárosi TC in Hungary, where fans know him as Kenneth Christiansen.

Career

Aged 30, Heiner-Møller broke his leg and had to finish his career as a footballer.

He coached the Danish women's national team from 2006 until 2013, when he stood down to take over as chief executive of Team Danmark.^[1]

At the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, Heiner-Møller and Danish players accused the Chinese hosts of harassment and covert surveillance prior to China's first-round match against Denmark. China's Swedish coach Marika Domanski-Lyfors and her assistant Pia Sundhage were unaware of the incidents and Heiner-Møller absolved them of any blame, although he refused to shake hands after the match.^[2]

On 8 January 2018, he was named head coach of the Canada women's national team to replace John Herdman who was appointed Canada men's national team head coach.^[3] On June 10 2020, he stepped down from that job to take a position in his native country as head of coach education for the Danish Football Association.^[4][5][6]

Personal life

Born Kenneth Heiner Christiansen, Heiner-Møller married Anja Heiner-Møller,^[7] taking his wife's maiden name Møller upon their marriage.^{[citation needed]}

References

1. "Denmark". UEFA.com. UEFA. 1 October 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
2. Grant Wahl (1 August 2008). "Danish coach accuses Chinese of spying at 2007 Women's World Cup". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
3. "Canada Soccer announces new leadership of Men's National Team Program under John Herdman - Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. Archived from the original on 25 January 2019. Retrieved 12 March 2018.
4. Molinaro, John. "Kenneth Heiner-Møller to step down as Canadian women's coach". CanPL. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
5. Davidson, Neil. "Canada women's soccer coach Kenneth Heiner-Moller stepping down". Globe and Mail. Retrieved 10 June 2020.
6. "Heiner-Moller to step down as Canada women's soccer coach". SportsNet. 10 June 2020. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
7. Jensen, Anders. "Dansker får stort job: Klub har kun syv spillere" [Danes get big job: Club only has seven players]. Tipsbladet (in Danish).

External links

• Dansk Boldspil Union (DBU)