Jess Thorup is currently head coach of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
11 Facts About Jess Thorup
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Jess Thorup made his professional debut for the club in 1989, and won the Danish league title the same year.
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In both 1991 and 1993, Thorup was part of the team winning the Danish Cup.
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Jess Thorup returned to Denmark in the summer of 1998, and played for Esbjerg fB until 2005.
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Jess Thorup then signed with HamKam in Norway, before returning to Esbjerg where he retired in 2006.
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In 2006, Jess Thorup returned to Esbjerg fB as assistant coach to Troels Bech.
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Jess Thorup was then voted Danish Football Manager of the Year for 2013.
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Jess Thorup received a contract at Genk until the summer of 2023, but was at the helm for only six games before being tempted back into Danish football.
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In early November 2020, Jess Thorup received an offer from Copenhagen to become their new head coach, after their former manager Stale Solbakken had been dismissed on 10 October.
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Jess Thorup signed a contract in Copenhagen until the summer of 2024.
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Jess Thorup was appointed as the new head coach of FC Augsburg on 15 October 2023.