Kasper Hjulmand

Kasper Hjulmand is one of those coaches who quietly earns your respect before you even realize you've been won over. Born in Aalborg and standing a commanding 193 cm, he cut his teeth managing smaller Danish clubs before pulling off something genuinely impressive: guiding Nordsjælland to their first ever Danish Superliga title in 2012 — a club that had no business winning that league on paper. Then he took the Denmark national team and turned Euro 2020 into an emotional rollercoaster, steering them to the semifinals after Christian Eriksen's cardiac arrest on the pitch, which was about as gut-wrenching a backdrop for a tournament run as you'll ever see. By 2024 he was handed the reins at Bayer Leverkusen, one of Europe's most exciting clubs fresh off their unbeaten Bundesliga season under Xabi Alonso. The man clearly has a gift for stepping into high expectations and making it look thoughtful rather than lucky.

Name (English)

Kasper Hjulmand

Name (Japanese)

カスパー・ヒュルマンド

Reading

かすぱー・ひゅるまんど

Born

April 9, 1972 (age 54)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aries / Rat

Origin

Aalborg, Denmark

Height

193 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%91%E3%83%BC%E3%83%BB%E3%83%92%E3%83%A5%E3%83%AB%E3%83%9E%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach

Last updated

2026-06-02

Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public or unconfirmed items are omitted. English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.