Johannes Hoff Thorup
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 19 February 1989 | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Rapid Wien (head coach) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Years | Team | ||
| Frederiksberg BK | |||
| AB | |||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2023–2024 | Nordsjælland | ||
| 2024–2025 | Norwich City | ||
| 2025– | Rapid Wien | ||
Johannes Hoff Thorup (born 19 February 1989) is a Danish professional football manager who his currently the head coach of Austrian Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.
Career
Thorup played youth football at Frederiksberg and AB, but never played as a senior. Instеаd, he took up youth coaching at AB in 2012.[1]
In 2015, he became youth coach at Nordsjælland and was promoted to assistant to Flemming Pedersen in 2021[2] On 7 January 2023, he was made manager of the club, succeeding Pedersen.[3]
On 30 May 2024, following the dismissal of previous manager David Wagner, Thorup was made the head coach of EFL Championship club Norwich City on a three-year contract.[4] On 22 April 2025, Thorup was sacked following a poor run of form, wherein Norwich suffered six defeats from eight matches, with the club failing to make the season's play-offs.[5]
On 30 December 2025, he was announced as the new manager of Austrian Football Bundesliga club Rapid Wien.[6]
Managerial statistics
- As of match played 15 March 2026
| Team | From | To | Record | Ref | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P | W | D | L | Win % | ||||
| Nordsjælland | 7 January 2023 | 30 May 2024 | 67 | 33 | 18 | 16 | 49.25 | [7] |
| Norwich City | 30 May 2024 | 22 April 2025 | 47 | 14 | 14 | 19 | 29.79 | [7] |
| Rapid Wien | 30 December 2025 | Present | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 42.86 | [7] |
| Total | 121 | 50 | 34 | 37 | 41.32 | |||
Honours
Manager
Nordsjælland:
- Danish Superliga runner-up: 2022–23
References
- ^ "Ny FCN-boss: Jeg var på hold med Neestrup" (in Danish). Tipsbladet. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "En gigantisk lille ændring" (in Danish). Sjællandske Nyheder. 9 January 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Officielt: Hoff Thorup er ny cheftræner hos FC Nordsjælland" (in Danish). bold.dk. 7 January 2023. Retrieved 11 September 2023.
- ^ "Johannes Hoff Thorup appointed new Norwich City head coach". Norwich City. Retrieved 30 May 2024.
- ^ Grunill, Paul (22 April 2025). "Johannes Hoff Thorup: Norwich City sack head coach". BBC Sport.
- ^ "Dänischer Coach für Grün-Weiß" (in German). Tipsbladet. 30 December 2025. Retrieved 3 January 2026.
- ^ a b c "Managers:Johannes Thorup". Soccerbase. Centurycomm. Retrieved 7 October 2024.
External links
- Johannes Hoff Thorup at SupeStats.dk
- Johannes Hoff Thorup at WorldFootball.net