The Danish Football Manager of the Year () is a yearly award presented by the Danish Football Association. The award has been presented yearly since 1968.
The award was originally presented by Spillerforeningen until 2006. Upon its inception, the award was named Award of the Year () and was not limited to coaches. At that time, the award was eligible to be given to any person or group who was deemed to have benefited football in Denmark. The criteria and award name were changed in 1979 to Top Manager of the Year (). Since 2006, the Danish Football Association and TV 2 began presenting their own award as part of the annual football awards. The award again changed format beginning in 2026, as the DBU began awarding it for the previous season. In June2026, Jakob Poulsen received the award for the 2025–26 season.
Winners
Year Winner Team 1984 Poul Erik Bech Vejle 1987 Peter Rudbæk AaB 1988 Viggo Jensen Silkeborg 1989 Roald Poulsen OB 1992 colspan="2" 1993 Ebbe Skovdahl Brøndby 1994 Bo Johansson Silkeborg 1995 Poul Erik Andreasen AaB 1996 Peter Rudbæk AGF 1997 Ole Fritsen Vejle 1998 Benny Lennartsson Lyngby FC 1999 Poul Hansen Lyngby FC 2000 John Jensen Herfølge Boldklub 2001 Morten Olsen Denmark national football team 2002 Ove Pedersen Midtjylland 2003 Michael Laudrup Brøndby 2004 Hans Backe Copenhagen 2005 Michael Laudrup Brøndby 2006 Lars Olsen Randers 2007 Ståle Solbakken Copenhagen 2008 Erik Hamrén AaB 2009 Morten Olsen Denmark national football team 2010 Ove Christensen Randers 2011 Ståle Solbakken Copenhagen 2012 Kasper Hjulmand Nordsjælland 2013 Jess Thorup Esbjerg 2014 Kent Nielsen AaB 2015 Jakob Michelsen SønderjyskE 2016 Ståle Solbakken Copenhagen 2017 Kasper Hjulmand Nordsjælland 2018 Åge Hareide Denmark national football team 2019 Åge Hareide Denmark national football team 2020 Thomas Frank Brentford 2021 Kasper Hjulmand Denmark national football team 2022 Thomas Frank Brentford 2023 Jacob Neestrup Copenhagen 2024 Bo Henriksen Mainz 05 2026 Jakob Poulsen AGF
See also Danish Football Hall of Fame Danish Football Player of the Year Danish Sports Name of the Year
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