Kenneth Heiner-Møller

Kenneth Heiner-Møller (born 17 January 1971) is a Danish football manager and former player. He is the former manager of the Canadian women's national team. His original name is Kenneth Heiner Christiansen, his wife's name is Møller, which he decided to use as his own. In 1994–1995 he played in Hungary, in Ferencvárosi TC, the Hungarian fans know him as Kenneth Christiansen.

Kenneth Heiner-Møller
Kenneth Heiner-Møller in 2020
Personal information
Date of birth (1971-01-17) 17 January 1971
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
Teams managed
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
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Background

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.[3] On June 10, 2020, stepped down as Canada Women's National Team coach to take a position in his native country.[4][5]

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. Retrieved 24 July 2013.
  3. "Canada Soccer announces new leadership of Men's National Team Program under John Herdman - Canada Soccer". canadasoccer.com. 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.
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