Nicklas Pedersen

{{short description|Danish football manager (born 1987)}} {{about|the footballer|the model|Nicklas Pedersen (model)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Nicklas Pedersen | image = Niklas-pedersen-1344797299.jpg | image_size = 220 | caption = Pedersen with Mechelen in 2012 | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1987|10|10}} | birth_place = Køge, Denmark | height = 1.86m | position = Forward | currentclub = HB Køge (head coach) | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Herfølge BK | years1 = 2004–2007 | clubs1 = Herfølge BK | caps1 = 41 | goals1 = 18 | years2 = 2007–2009 | clubs2 = Nordsjælland | caps2 = 26 | goals2 = 9 | years3 = 2009–2012 | clubs3 = Groningen | caps3 = 69 | goals3 = 12 | years4 = 2012–2013 | clubs4 = Mechelen | caps4 = 25| goals4 = 12 | years5 = 2013–2016 | clubs5 = Gent | caps5 = 41 | goals5 = 10 | years6 = 2016–2017 | clubs6 = Oostende | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 0 | years7 = 2017–2018 | clubs7 = Mechelen | caps7 = 25 | goals7 = 4 | years8 = 2018–2019 | clubs8 = Emmen | caps8 = 12 | goals8 = 4 | totalcaps = 258 | totalgoals = 69 | nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = Denmark U-20 | nationalcaps1 = 1 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 2007–2008 | nationalteam2 = Denmark U-21 | nationalcaps2 = 12 | nationalgoals2 = 3 | nationalyears3 = 2010–2013 | nationalteam3 = Denmark | nationalcaps3 = 13 | nationalgoals3 = 1 | pcupdate = | ntupdate = | manageryears1 = 2020–2023 | managerclubs1 = HB Køge (U17) | manageryears2 = 2023– | managerclubs2 = HB Køge }}

'''Nicklas Pedersen''' (born 10 October 1987) is a Danish professional football manager and a former player who is the head coach of Danish 1st Division club HB Køge.

== Club career == Pedersen started his senior career with Herfølge BK in the Danish 1st Division. He made his Denmark national under-21 football team debut in August 2007, and got his breakthrough with Danish Superliga club FC Nordsjælland in September 2007. In January 2009, Pedersen signed a contract with Dutch club FC Groningen. FC Groningen paid FC Nordsjælland €2.2 million for the Danish striker.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcgroningen.nl/home/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/artikel/pedersen-per-direct-naar-fc/vorige/10/ |title=FC Groningen: Pedersen per direct naar FC |website=www.fcgroningen.nl |access-date=22 May 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140623140632/http://www.fcgroningen.nl/home/nieuws/nieuwsbericht/artikel/pedersen-per-direct-naar-fc/vorige/10/ |archive-date=23 June 2014 |url-status=dead}}</ref>

On 2 July 2012, Pedersen joined Belgian club K.V. Mechelen on a three-year contract.

On 1 July 2013, Pedersen joined fellow Belgian side K.A.A. Gent for a fee of €1.5 million.

On 14 May 2019 he was forced to retire due to a knee injury.

He is the son of the Danish football manager Jesper Pedersen.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.havensupport.dk/status.asp?mode=vis_status&id=146 |title=Havensupport.dk - MĂ¸d Nicklas Pedersen |accessdate=2012-06-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100211181249/http://www.havensupport.dk/status.asp?mode=vis_status&id=146 |archivedate=2010-02-11 }}</ref>

==Coaching career== In the summer 2019, Pedersen began working as talent coach for his former club, HB Køge, helping with the morning- and individual training. On 6 January 2020 the club announced, that he would take charge of the club's U17 squad.<ref>[https://www.hbkoge.dk/nicklas-pedersen-overtager-u17-holdet/ Nicklas Pedersen overtager U17-holdet], hbkoge.dk, 6 January 2020</ref>

On 5 June 2023, after Daniel Agger resigned, Pedersen was appointed manager of HB Køge's first team.<ref>[https://www.hbkoge.dk/nicklas-pedersen-ny-cheftraener-for-hb-koege/ Nicklas Pedersen ny cheftræner for HB Køge], hbkoge.dk, 5 June 2023</ref>

==Honours== ===Club=== ;Gent *Belgian Pro League: 2014–15

==International== ===International goals=== :''Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first.'' {| class="wikitable" ! No !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition |- | 1. || 5 June 2013 || Nordjyske Arena, Aalborg, Denmark || {{fb|GEO}} || '''1'''–1 || 2–1 || Friendly |}

==References== {{reflist}} *[http://www.bold.dk/fodbold/nyheder/nicklas-pedersen-rykker-til-oostende/ Nicklas Pedersen rykker til Oostende], bold.dk, 1 February 2016

==External links== *{{DBU player|5807}} *[http://danskfodbold.com/spiller.php?ligaid=2001&spillerid=11048 Danish Superliga statistics] *[https://archive.today/20070813142415/http://www.hvemvandt.dk/arkiv/visspiller_alltime.php?id=1311 HvemVandt.dk profile] *[http://www.vi.nl/Spelers/Speler.htm?dbid=56624&typeofpage=84137 Voetbal International profile] {{in lang|nl}} *{{Soccerway|nicklas-pedersen/26789}}

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