Personal information | |||
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Full name | Allan Hjortdal Kuhn | ||
Date of birth | 2 March 1968 | ||
Place of birth | Bornholm, Denmark | ||
Playing position | Midfielder | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1987 | Rønne IK | ||
1987–1988 | Lyngby BK | ||
1988–1989 | B 1903 | ||
1990–1997 | Lyngby BK | ||
1997–2000 | Örgryte IS | ||
2001–2002 | Hvidovre IF | ||
National team | |||
1985 | Denmark U-19 | 5 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
2002–2003 | FC Bornholm | ||
2004–2009 | Aalborg BK (assistant) | ||
2008 | Aalborg BK (caretaker) | ||
2009–2011 | FC Midtjylland | ||
2011 | Randers FC (assistant) | ||
2011–2016 | Aalborg BK (assistant) | ||
2016 | Malmö FF | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Allan Hjortdal Kuhn (born 2 March 1968), known simply as Allan Kuhn, is a Danish association football coach and former player. His last managerial job was head coach of Swedish club Malmö FF in 2016, where he won the domestic league during his sole season. He was the head coach of FC Midtjylland from 2009 to 2011. He is also a former assistant coach and caretaker head coach of Aalborg BK, and was the assistant of head coach Erik Hamrén in the 2008 Superliga-winning season, as well as assistant of Kent Nielsen in the 2014 Superliga-winning season.
In his active career, Kuhn was known as a hard-working attacking midfielder. He played a total 204 games for Lyngby BK, winning the 1990 Danish Cup trophy and the 1992 Superliga championship with the club. He also played for Danish clubs B 1903 and Hvidovre IF, and won the 2000 Swedish Cup with Örgryte IS. He represented the Denmark national under-19 football team five times.
Born on Bornholm, Kuhn started his playing career with local team Rønne IK. While at Rønne IK, he made his international debut as a forward when he played five games and scored two goals for the Denmark national under-19 football team in 1985. He got his senior debut for Rønne IK in 1987, and was soon off to Copenhagen club Lyngby BK in the Danish 1st Division. He also played for 1st Division rivals B 1903, before getting his national breakthrough when he moved back to Lyngby BK in 1990, playing alongside his older brother Hasse Kuhn.