Frank Pingel

Frank Pingel (born 9 May 1964) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager, who played as a forward.

Frank Pingel
Pingel at a 1860 Munich match in October 1991.
Personal information
Full name Frank Pingel
Date of birth (1964-05-09) 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)
National team
1991–1994 Denmark 11 (5)
Teams managed
2000 FC Aarhus
2000–2001 Hørning IF
2006–2008 AGF (masseur)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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.[1]

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.[2] Afterwards he coached Danish eighth division club Hørning IF,[3] before returning to his former club AGF as a team masseur.[4] Pingel was sacked from his position on 17 March 2008 after being involved in a quarrel at AGF's training camp in Cyprus.[5]

Honours

Player

Brøndby

  • 1: Level 1: 1. Division (1945–1990), Superligaen (1991–present)

References
  1. "Brøndby IF – Årbog 2008" (PDF) (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 July 2011. Retrieved 4 September 2010.
  2. "Frank Pingel i slagsmål med spiller". bold.dk. 10 October 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  3. "Frank Pingel på ny træner". bold.dk. 17 November 2000. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  4. Smed, Karsten (25 January 2006). "Frank Pingel massør i AGF". tv2ostjylland.dk. TV2 Østjylland. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
  5. Helmin, Jesper (17 March 2008). "Frank Pingel færdig hos AGF". bold.dk. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
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