Morten Wieghorst
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Morten Wieghorst | ||
| Date of birth | 25 February 1971 | ||
| Place of birth | Glostrup, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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AaB | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1992 | Lyngby FC | 71 | (4) |
| 1992–1995 | Dundee | 90 | (11) |
| 1995–2002 | Celtic | 86 | (10) |
| 2002–2005 | Brøndby IF | 65 | (14) |
| Total | 312 | (39) | |
| National team | |||
| 1990–1991 | Denmark U-21 | 6 | (0) |
| 1994–2004 | Denmark | 30 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005–2006 | FC Nordsjælland (asst) | ||
| 2006–2011 | FC Nordsjælland | ||
| 2011–2013 | Denmark U-21 | ||
| 2013–2014 | Swansea City (asst) | ||
| 2014–2015 | AGF | ||
| 2017– | AaB | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Morten Wieghorst (born 25 February 1971) is a Danish association football manager and former player. He is currently head coach for AaB. He is the former head coach of the Denmark national under-21 football team and FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga whom he guided to the 2010 and 2011 Danish Cup trophy.
During his active career, Wieghorst played as a midfielder. He started his career with Lyngby Boldklub, with whom he won the 1990 Danish Cup and 1992 Superliga titles. He then moved abroad and played 10 seasons in Scottish football with Dundee and Celtic, and won the 1998 Scottish football championship with Celtic. He ended his career with Danish club Brøndby IF, after winning the 2005 Superliga and two Danish Cup trophies with the team. He played 30 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark national football team from 1994 to 2004, won the 1995 Confederations Cup, and appeared in three games at the 1998 World Cup. He was named 2003 Danish Player of the Year, and received a 2003 Olympic Committee fair play award for missing a penalty kick on purpose.
Born in Glostrup, he started his senior career with Lyngby Boldklub in 1989. and he was part of the 1990 Danish Cup winning Lyngby squad. He suffered an ankle injury in the summer of 1991, and returned to the team in September 1991. He played 24 games as Lyngby won the Danish Superliga 1991-92 championship. He took part in the 1992–93 UEFA Champions League qualification games against Scottish team Rangers in September 1992, and moved to Scotland to play for Dundee shortly thereafter.
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