Denmark’s Jacob Friis’s current employer, FC Augsburg, has confirmed that his coach will become the Huuhkajie’s head coach.
19.1. 20:26•Updated 19.1. 21:36
Danish Jacob Friis48, is the new head coach of the Finnish men’s national football team.
In his ten-year coaching career, Friis has most recently coached FC Augsburg, which plays in the German Bundesliga, as an assistant coach. Augsburg’s sporting director Michael Stroll confirmed Friis’ transfer as head coach of the Finnish national team on Sunday German magazine for Kicker.
– We are giving Jacob this unique opportunity to head coach Finland. It was his wish so that he could seize it by all means, Ströll commented to Kicker.
Danish of sports media Tipsbladet according to Fries’ contract lasts until 2028, when the European Championships will be held.
According to Kicker, the Football Association will pay a “low six-figure sum”, the final value of which will depend on how Huuhkajat performs under Friis.
The Finnish Football Federation is scheduled to announce Friisi’s salary tomorrow afternoon at the Helsinki Olympic Stadium. will broadcast the event live at Areena.
The first to report on Friis’ possible appointment to the Huuhkajie helm Tipsbladetwho said that Pallloiito had offered to wash the Dane.
A classroom teacher, like his predecessor
Friis previously has experience in the Danish premier league as the head coach of Aalborg FK and Viborg FF and as the head coach of the Danish under-19 women’s national team. In addition, Friis has worked as an assistant coach in the Mexican Tigres de la UANL in the under-20 men’s representative team and in the Danish Hobro IK.
Huuhkaj has been looking for a head coach since the end of November last year. At that time, the long-term head coach of the A national team Markku Kanerva was dismissed from his position. Kanerva had time to coach Huuhkaji since 2016.
Huuhkajat lost all six of their matches in the last Nations League and was relegated to the C League. Last year, there was only one victory, in the training match against Estonia in March. Kanerva, who took Huuhkajat to prestigious competitions as the first head coach, was signed an extension contract earlier last summer, which covered the World Cup qualifiers starting in March of this year and the possible World Cup 2026.
Kanerva and Friis are united by education, as both have previously trained as classroom teachers.
Finland starts its World Cup qualifiers in March with two away matches. Huuhkajat will first play against Malta on March 21 and then against Lithuania on March 24.
Friis, on the other hand, assisted Augsburg in the German Bundesliga for the last time on Sunday. Pesti ended victoriously, as Augsburg beat Werder Bremen 2–0 in their away match.
Added on January 19, 2025 at 9:36 p.m. information on how long Friis’ contract will last, according to Tipsbladet.