Jakob Glerup

Jakob Glerup
Personal information
Full name Jakob Glerup Nielsen
Date of birth (1975-04-20) 20 April 1975
Place of birth Borup, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Viborg FF (head coach)
Youth career
–1994 Aalborg Chang
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–2010 Viborg 471 (8)
International career
1995 Denmark U19 1 (0)
1996–1997 Denmark U21 13 (0)
Managerial career
2022– Viborg W
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jakob Glerup Nielsen (born 20 April 1975) is a Danish football manager and former midfielder. He is currently serving as head coach of B-Liga club Viborg FF.

Club career

Glerup joined Viborg in 1994 from Aalborg Chang, and within months, moved to Viborg's first-team squad.[1] He spent the remainder of his playing career with Viborg from 1994 until his retirement in 2010.[2]

Managerial career

In July 2022, Glerup became the head coach of Viborg FF Women[3] In January 2026, the club announced that Glerup had extended his contract as head coach of the club.[4]

Honours

Viborg

References

  1. ↑ "Klejnsmeden blev kamprekordholder" [The blacksmith became the match record holder]. Viborg FF. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Mister VFF stopper karrieren" [VFF winner ends career]. Viborg Folkeblad (in Danish). 3 June 2010. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  3. ↑ Kristensen, Danni (5 July 2022). "Viborg FF-legende skal give kvindefodbolden et skub - bliver cheftræner hos Team Viborg" [Viborg FF legend to give women's football a boost - becomes head coach at Team Viborg]. Viborg Folkeblad (in Danish). Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Viborg forlænger med Jakob Glerup". Bold (in Danish). 19 January 2026. Retrieved 1 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "POKAL 1999/2000". haslund.info. Archived from the original on 27 September 2012. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
  6. ↑ "Viborg vinder Super Cup" [Viborg wins Super Cup]. bold.dk. 18 July 2000. Retrieved 3 August 2025.
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