Jens Berthel Askou named Motherwell manager as ex Copenhagen No. 2 wins battle for Fir Park job
Motherwell have appointed Jens Berthel Askou as their new manager.
The 42-year-old will officially start his work at Fir Park next week, replacing Michael Wimmer who quit the Premiership at the end of the season.
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Askou - who played in Britain during his career with Norwich City and Millwall - has most recently been assistant manager of FC Copenhagen.
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His coaching career started at Danish second-tier club Vendsyssel before he served as a player-assistant manager at both Skive and Thisted.
He later took on the role of manager at Vendsyssel, where he got the club promoted to the Danish top-flight, before relocating to the Faroe Islands in 2019 to manage HB Torshavn.
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He said: "This is a really proud moment for me,It's a huge honour to be selected to become the manager of Motherwell Football Club.
"Having spoken extensively with members of the Club Board, it was clear from the outset that our ideas, ambitions and morals align.
'We are all ambitious people, and we're all hungry for success. I can't wait to arrive in Scotland and begin planning for the season ahead. There is a lot of work to be done, but it's highly exciting."
Chairman Kyrk Macmillan said: 'This has been a more rigorous process to recruit our new manager due to the incredible number of applications for the role.
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'We had a high number of impressive applicants, but we were really drawn to Jens. His track record of working with big clubs, delivering success and developing young players matches up with all our philosophies here at Motherwell Football Club.
"He has handed 26 teenagers debuts in five-and-a-half seasons, which I think is evidence of Jens implementing his ideas and morals.
'The data and numbers impressed us, but more importantly, after speaking with Jens a number of times, he is a really ambitious character and a leader who was extremely keen to get the role here at our club.
'We expect the UK work permit to be received in the coming days, and then he can commence his work on Day 1 of pre-season.'
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