 Pingel at a 1860 Munich match in October 1991. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frank Pingel Mortensen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 9 May 1964 | ||
| Place of birth | Vejlby, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1983 | IFH | ||
| 1983 | Skovbakken | ||
| 1984–1988 | AGF | 30 | (11) |
| 1988–1989 | Newcastle United | 14 | (1) |
| 1989–1991 | Brøndby | 61 | (15) |
| 1991–1992 | 1860 Munich | 20 | (6) |
| 1992–1993 | Brøndby | 15 | (7) |
| 1993–1994 | Bursaspor | 27 | (12) |
| 1994–1995 | Fenerbahçe | 3 | (1) |
| 1995 | Lille | 5 | (0) |
| International career | |||
| 1991–1994 | Denmark | 11 | (5) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2000 | FC Aarhus | ||
| 2000–2001 | Hørning IF | ||
| 2006–2008 | AGF (masseur) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Frank Pingel Mortensen (born 9 May 1964) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.
Club career
Pingel most notably represented Danish teams AGF and Brøndby, as well as foreign clubs Newcastle United, 1860 Munich, Bursaspor, Fenerbahçe and Lille. While playing for Brøndby IF between 1989 and 1991, as well as the 1992–93 season, he managed to score a total of 30 goals in 93 games, with 22 of these being scored in the Danish league.[2]
International career
Pingel made 11 appearances and scored five goals for the Denmark national team.
Managerial career
In 2000, Pingel briefly coached FC Aarhus just for a few months, being fired after a skirmish with Norwegian player Stig Haaland.[3] Afterwards he coached Danish eighth division club Hørning IF,[4] before returning to his former club AGF as a team masseur.[5] Pingel was sacked from his position on 17 March 2008 after being involved in a quarrel at AGF's training camp in Cyprus.[6]
Honours
Player
Brøndby
- Danish Football Championship1: 1990, 1991
- 1: Level 1: 1. Division (1945–1990), Superligaen (1991–present)
References
- ↑ Frank Pingel at BDFutbol
- ↑ "Brøndby IF – Årbog 2008" (PDF) (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
- ↑ "Frank Pingel i slagsmål med spiller". bold.dk. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ "Frank Pingel på ny træner". bold.dk. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ Smed, Karsten (25 January 2006). "Frank Pingel massør i AGF". tv2ostjylland.dk. TV2 Østjylland. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
- ↑ Helmin, Jesper (17 March 2008). "Frank Pingel færdig hos AGF". bold.dk. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
External links
- Frank Pingel national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Frank Pingel official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Historiske resultater for alle spillere i Brøndby IF (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 July 2011)
- Frank Pingel at fussballdaten.de (in German)
- Frank Pingel at National-Football-Teams.com