Martin Mikkelsen

Martin Mikkelsen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1986-04-29) 29 April 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Vejlby, Denmark[1]
Height	1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)[2]
Position(s)	Midfielder
Team information
Current team	Odder IGF (assistant)
Youth career
	Skovbakken
1992–1996	Vejlby IK
1997–2004	AGF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2004–2008	AGF	2	(0)
2008–2014	Fredericia	155	(16)
2014–2019	Hobro	143	(4)
2019–2020	Fredericia	21	(0)
2020–2021	Aarhus Fremad	15	(0)
Total		336	(20)
International career
2001	Denmark U16	3	(0)
2002	Denmark U17	2	(0)
Managerial career
2020–2023	Aarhus Fremad (assistant)
2022–2023	Aarhus Fremad II
2023–	Odder IGF (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Martin Bentzen Veng Mikkelsen (born 29 April 1986) is a Danish football coach and former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He is currently the assistant manager of Odder IGF.

Playing career

Mikkelsen made his professional debut as part of AGF on 25 July 2004 in a 2–2 away draw against FC Nordsjælland, coming on as an 81st-minute substitute for Jeffrey Aubynn.[3] He would later play for FC Fredericia and Hobro IK.[4]

Coaching career

On 11 August 2019, Mikkelsen returned to FC Fredericia.[5] Two weeks later, he was also hired as a youth consultant at Danish 2nd Division club VSK Aarhus.[6]

He left Fredericia in June 2020, and signed with Aarhus Fremad in the Danish 2nd Division, where he would become a player-assistant to head coach Morten Dahm Kjærgaard.[7][8] He retired as a player in July 2021 to focus full-time on his role as assistant coach of Aarhus Fremad.[9] On 14 June 2022 Mikkelsen confirmed, that he accepted an offer to become the manager of Aarhus Fremad's reserve team, which was playing in the Denmark Series.[10] However, he would still serve as assistant coach for the first team alongside the new position.

In July 2023, Mikkelsen joined Odder IGF as assistant coach to Jacob Eichner.[11]

Career statistics

As of match played on 1 April 2018[12]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

Club	Season	League			Cup		League Cup		Other		Total
		Division	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Fredericia	2008–09	Danish 1st Division	?	5	0	0	—				?	5
	2009–10		?	4	0	0	—				?	4
	2010–11		?	1	1	0	—				1	1
	2011–12		?	2	2	0	—				2	2
	2012–13		26	1	0	0	—				26	1
	2013–14		25	0	1	0	—				26	0
	Total		51	13	4	0	0	0	0	0	55	13
Hobro	2014–15	Danish Superliga	29	2	0	0	—				29	2
	2015–16		27	1	0	0	—				27	1
	2016–17	Danish 1st Division	29	0	0	0	—				29	0
	2017–18	Danish Superliga	24	1	1	0	—				25	1
	Total		109	4	1	0	0	0	0	0	110	4
Career totals			160	17	5	0	0	0	0	0	165	17

References

1. "Martin Mikkelsen bliver konsulent i trænerteamet". www.vskaarhus.dk. VSK Aarhus. 16 August 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
2. "Spillerprofil - Martin Mikkelsen". dr.dk. Danmarks Radio. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
3. "FCN 2-2 AGF". www.superstats.dk. SuperStats. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
4. Skovsgaard Tøfting, Nicolai (30 July 2019). "Mikkelsen forlader Hobro: Det er vemodigt". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
5. "FC Fredericia henter Martin Mikkelsen". fcfredericia.dk. FC Fredericia. 1 August 2019. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
6. Dalgård, Jonas (16 August 2019). "VSK Aarhus tilknytter FC Fredericia-profil". www.bold.dk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
7. Kudsk, Kasper (25 June 2020). "Tidligere Superliga-profil bliver assistent på Riisvangen". stiften.dk. Århus Stiftstidende. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
8. Schmidt, Martin (25 June 2020). "Martin M. bliver spillende assistent i Aarhus F." bold.dk. Retrieved 31 July 2020.
9. Margren, Sara (11 July 2021). "Martin Mikkelsen stopper - forbliver assistent". bold.dk (in Danish).
10. Tidl. SL-spiller bliver DS-træner: Åbenbaring, bold.dk, 14 June 2022
11. DANMARKSSERIEN FÅR NYT TRÆNER-TEAM, odderfodbold.dk, 10 July 2023
12. Martin Mikkelsen at Soccerway. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

External links

• Martin Mikkelsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Martin Mikkelsen at DR (in Danish) (archived)