10 Facts About Niels Frederiksen

Niels Frederiksen remained in the post as head coach, and later manager, for the club for nearly four years.

Niels Frederiksen then coached Esbjerg, leading them to a fifth place in the domestic league as well as their best European result ever: the Europa League round of 32 where the club was knocked out by Fiorentina.

Niels Frederiksen is a proponent of pressing, in what he has called a balanced press.

Niels Frederiksen has cited his main influences inside football as Jose Mourinho "for his arrogance", Sir Alex Ferguson "for his long time success" and Jurgen Klopp, due to his development of young players and his tactics.

Niels Frederiksen started coaching at age 20, coaching youth teams at B 1913 in his hometown Odense.

Niels Frederiksen began coaching the Lyngby Boldklub under-17 and under-19 sides beginning 1 January 2006.

Niels Frederiksen joined the board of the Lyngby Boldklub aktieselskab.

In early June 2011, Niels Frederiksen became a full-time permanent employee in Lyngby.

However, Niels Frederiksen would have to lead the Denmark under-21 team through the 2019 UEFA European Under-21 Championship before starting in his new position.

On 14 May 2024, it was announced Niels Frederiksen would take on his first managerial job abroad, when Polish Ekstraklasa club Lech Poznan revealed him as their new manager, starting from 1 July.