Hjulmand resigns as boss with Denmark needing 'new ideas
Denmark's head coach Kasper Hjulmand applauds after the UEFA Euro 2024 round of 16 football match between Germany and Denmark at the BVB Stadion Dortmund in Dortmund on June 29, 2024. (Photo by Tobias SCHWARZ / AFP)
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Hjulmand, 52, had been in the position since May 2020.
He led Denmark to the European Championship's semi-finals three years ago before being knocked out of the 2022 World Cup group stage.
"I can feel that it will be best for the team that a new face and new ideas come in, who can write a new big chapter for this amazing team, and therefore it is best, that someone else leads the team forward," Hjulmand said in a Danish Football Association (DBU) statement.
"It's not about me. It's about what's best for the team," he said.
Hjulmand's assistant coach Morten Wieghorst will replace him until the end of the year, which will include Nations League games against Switzerland, Serbia and Euro 2024 champions Spain.
"We have a fantastic pool of talent in Danish football, and I'm very much looking forward to tackling the tasks in the autumn," former Celtic defender Wieghorst said.
"Together with the staff and the players, I will give everything so that we can achieve success in the exciting matches in the Nations League," he added.
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