Benny Gall (born 14 March 1971) is a Danish former footballer who played as a goalkeeper, and the current head coach of fourth tier Denmark Series club BK Avarta.
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 14 March 1971 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Avarta (Manager) | ||
Youth career | |||
Brønshøj | |||
KB | |||
Brønshøj | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1990 | Fremad Amager | ||
1991–1992 | Copenhagen | ||
1992–1994 | Brønshøj | 30 | (0) |
1994–1995 | Dordrecht'90 | 48 | (0) |
1996 | De Graafschap | 0 | (0) |
1996–1998 | Shrewsbury Town | 34 | (0) |
1999–2001 | Esbjerg fB | 91 | (0) |
2001–2007 | Copenhagen | 8 | (0) |
International career | |||
1990 | Denmark U-21 | 1 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2007 | KB (player-coach) | ||
2008–2009 | B.93 | ||
2010–2013 | Elite 3000 Helsingør | ||
2014–2015 | AB (assistant) | ||
2015–2018 | Avarta | ||
2018–2019 | Skjold Birkerød (assistant) | ||
2019–2021 | Skjold Birkerød | ||
2021– | Avarta | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He has previously been the manager of B93's 2nd Division East team and Elite 3000 Helsingør, BK Avarta.[1] Before his job at B.93, he was the manager of F.C. Copenhagen's reserve team, Kjøbenhavns Boldklub.[2] He also worked as an assistant coach at Akademisk Boldklub (AB).[3]
Gall, had a sporadically successful playing career in Denmark and a spell, with Shrewsbury Town in England when they were in Division Three. Galls first club was BK Fremad Amager near his home town of Copenhagen. Spells at Brønshøj BK Dordrecht 90 and De Graafschap followed, before he moved across to England to join up with Jake Kings Shrewsbury Town. While not an overly successful period in the club's history, Gall managed almost 40 appearances as he battled for the 1st team jersey with Paul Edwards. By 2001, Gall had returned to his native Denmark finishing his career with F.C. Copenhagen in a player coach capacity.
Honours
edit- FC Copenhagen
- Danish Superliga: 2002-03, 2003-04, 2005-06 & 2006-07
- Danish Super Cup: 2001[4]
References
edit- ^ "Benny Gall ny cheftræner i Avarta" (in Danish). bold.dk. 4 May 2015.
- ^ "Benny Gall fortsætter som træner" (in Danish). F.C. Copenhagen. 29 May 2007.
- ^ "AB sparker Benny Gall" (in Danish). bold.dk. 28 April 2015.
- ^ "Sunday 07/10 2001 at 19:05". fck.dk. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
External links
edit- Benny Gall national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)