Jacob Poulsen named Danish Coach of the Year after leading AGF to first title in 40 years

[p]All the coaching colleagues in Danish football have voted [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/poulsen-jakob/tMjqo5In/"]Jakob Poulsen[/a] in first place.[/p][p][b]"I was very surprised when the staff and the squad said some very nice words at a meeting that I thought was going to be about something else. It was only when I got the trophy in my hand that it really dawned on me. It is very big for me and a fantastic honor",[/b] says Jakob Poulsen to the FA's website [/p][p]He was presented with the trophy by AGF's winger Gift Links, surrounded by the rest of the squad, staff, and colleagues at Fredensvang.[/p][p][b]"It is not just me who has performed well last season. It is the whole team, the players, and my talented staff. What we have achieved together as a group and with the whole club behind us has a big part in this award",[/b] says the AGF coach.[/p][embed guid="c6b46832-45e7-4411-bdb0-14b016a33d61" url="https://x.com/Superligaen/status/2067919426809127184" social-type="twitter" /][p]Niels Frederiksen, who is coach of Polish [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lech-poznan/OpNH7Ouf/"]Lech Poznan[/a], who won the Polish championships, was voted in second place. [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/norgaard-thomas/6PGNv331/"]Thomas Norgaard[/a], who was head coach of [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/sonderjyske/42ectuVa/"]Sonderjyske[/a] last season but has since moved to Brondby, finished in third place.[/p][p]Jesper Sorensen, who is coach of the MLS club Vancouver Whitecaps, came in fourth ahead of FC Midtjylland coach Mike Tullberg in fifth place.[/p][p]Until now, Coach of the Year has been chosen based on the calendar year, but as a new feature, it is now based on the season.[/p][p]The award is determined by a vote among all coaches in the top Danish divisions for women and men, active Danish coaches abroad, and the men's, women's, and U21 national team coaches.[/p]