Esbjerg sack Frederiksen after poor start to season

West-coasters rock bottom after disastrous start to new campaign

Aug 10, 2015

Niels Frederiksen became the first head coach causality of the Superliga season after he was let go by Esbjerg following a 0-4 home defeat to SønderjyskE over the weekend.

The west-coast club has endured a tough start to the Superliga season and sits at the bottom of the league table with just one point after four games.

“The decision is down to poor results during a large portion of the spring part of last season and the first games this season,” said Søren Poulsen, the CEO of Esbjerg.

“We’re now starting the process aimed at hiring a new head coach, and until then Michael Pedersen and Lars Lungi Sørensen will have the responsibility for the Superliga team.”

Euro success in 2013
Frederiksen had been the head coach of Esbjerg since May 2013, when he replaced Jess Thorup who left to become the head of the Danish under-21 national team. Before that he was the head coach of Lyngby for four years.

Under Frederiksen, Esbjerg enjoyed a good run in the Europa League in 2013, reaching the last 32 where they eventually succumbed to Italian giants Fiorentina.

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