Rasmus Ankersen was born on 22 September 1983 and is an author, public speaker, and president of Goztepe.
11 Facts About Rasmus Ankersen
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Rasmus Ankersen is the co-founder and CEO of Sport Republic, the major shareholder of Premier League club Southampton and Super Lig club Goztepe.
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Rasmus Ankersen has a part-time role as chairman of Danish Superliga club Midtjylland.
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Rasmus Ankersen had a short career as a professional football player with Midtjylland in Denmark, before suffering a serious knee injury in his first senior game.
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Rasmus Ankersen then studied for UEFA's A Licence, and became the assistant-coach for the under-17 team at a club.
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Rasmus Ankersen stepped down from the role at the same time he left Brentford.
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Rasmus Ankersen was appointed as co-director of football at Brentford in the summer of 2015, along with Phil Giles.
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In December 2021, Rasmus Ankersen stepped down from his position at Brentford to set up a sports investment fund.
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Rasmus Ankersen was listed as CEO and Kraft was listed as chairman of the company.
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Rasmus Ankersen continued as CEO of Sport Republic, overseeing football strategy.
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Rasmus Ankersen has published several books, including; A Winner's DNA, Mid-level DNA, Education of a Winner, The Gold Mine Effect and Hunger in Paradise with Danish publisher Turbulenz.