Morten Wieghorst

Morten Wieghorst
Personal information
Full name Morten Wieghorst
Date of birth (1971-02-25) 25 February 1971 (age 53)
Place of birth Glostrup, Denmark
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Denmark (assistant)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1992 Lyngby FC 71 (4)
1992–1995 Dundee 90 (11)
1995–2002 Celtic 86 (10)
2002–2005 Brøndby IF 65 (14)
Total 312 (39)
International career
1990–1991 Denmark U-21 6 (0)
1994–2004 Denmark 30 (3)
Managerial career
2005–2006 FC Nordsjælland (assistant coach)
2006–2011 FC Nordsjælland
2011–2013 Denmark U-21
2013–2014 Swansea City (assistant coach)
2014–2015 AGF
2017–2018 AaB
2020– Denmark (assistant coach)
Medal record
Men's football
Representing  Denmark
FIFA Confederations Cup
Winner 1995 Saudi Arabia
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Morten Wieghorst (born 25 February 1971) is a Danish association football manager and former player. He is currently the assistant manager of the Denmark national football team. He is the former head coach of the Denmark national under-21 football team and FC Nordsjælland in the Danish Superliga whom he guided to the 2010 and 2011 Danish Cup trophy.

During his active career, Wieghorst played as a midfielder. He started his career with Lyngby Boldklub, with whom he won the 1990 Danish Cup and 1992 Superliga titles. He then moved abroad and played ten seasons in Scottish football with Dundee and Celtic, and won the 1998 Scottish football championship with Celtic. He ended his career with Danish club Brøndby IF, after winning the 2005 Superliga and two Danish Cup trophies with the team. He played 30 matches and scored three goals for the Denmark national team from 1994 to 2004, won the 1995 Confederations Cup, and appeared in three games at the 1998 World Cup. He was named 2003 Danish Player of the Year, and received a 2003 Olympic Committee fair play award for missing a penalty kick on purpose.