René Skovdahl

René Skovdahl

Personal information
Date of birth	(1970-02-02) 2 February 1970 (age 54)
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Team information
Current team	Næstved (manager)
Managerial career
Years	Team
2004–2011	Brøndby (assistant)
2011	Brøndby (scout)
2012–2013	Molde (assistant)
2014	Cardiff City (coach)
2015	Hønefoss (assistant)
2016	Hønefoss
2016–2017	Maccabi Haifa (assistant)
2017	Roskilde
2019–2024	Brattvåg
2024–	Næstved

René Skovdahl (born 2 February 1970) is a Danish association football manager.

He is a son of Ebbe Skovdahl. René Skovdahl was a physical trainer and assistant manager with responsibility of physical training in Brøndby IF. In the summer of 2011 he signed a pre-deal with a foreign club, and was moved to a scouting position at Brøndby. The foreign club turned out to be Molde FK, managed by Ole Gunnar Solskjær. After the 2013 season, Solskjær became manager of Cardiff City F.C., and signed Skovdahl as coach in January 2014 with responsibility for physical training and analysis. Solskjær and his team were sacked in September 2014. Skovdahl moved back to Norway in 2015 as assistant manager of Hønefoss BK. After the club was relegated, Skovdahl was promoted to manager in 2016. In August 2016 he was bough out of this contract to become assistant manager of Maccabi Haifa, under manager René Meulensteen, another colleague from Cardiff.[1][2][3][4][5][6]

In the summer of 2017, Skovdahl was named as the new manager of FC Roskilde, but he was sacked after only two months.[7][8] He went to Norway for the third time in 2019, taking over Brattvåg IL.[9][10]

In July 2024, Skovdahl left Bratvåg in order to become new manager of Danish 2nd Division club Næstved Boldklub.[11]

References

1. "Skovdahl bliver assistent i udlandet". Jyllands-Posten (in Danish). 1 September 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
2. "Solskjær henter Rene Skovdahl". Bold.dk (in Danish). 21 September 2011. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
3. "Skovdahl stopper hos de norske mestre". JydskeVestkysten (in Danish). 3 October 2013. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
4. "Skovdahl bliver assistent for Solskjær i Cardiff". BT (in Danish). 6 January 2014. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
5. "Tidligere Brøndby-træner skal redde gammel norsk klub". TV 3 (in Danish). Ritzau. 26 December 2015. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
6. "De arbejdede sammen i Brøndby: Nu henter Meulensteen dansker som assistent". BT (in Danish). 18 August 2016. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
7. "Rene Skovdahl ny cheftræner i FC Roskilde". Tipsbladet (in Danish). 16 June 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
8. "Skovdahl fyret i FC Roskilde". Sjællandske Nyheter (in Danish). 18 September 2017. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
9. "Skovdahl er blevet cheftræner i Norge". Bold.dk (in Danish). 25 January 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
10. "Fra Roskilde og hele verden rundt". Sjællandske Nyheter (in Danish). 3 December 2021. Retrieved 9 February 2024.
11. "Ny cheftræner bliver René Skovdahl". Næstved Boldklub (in Danish). 8 July 2024. Retrieved 10 October 2024.