.jpg) Thorup managing Gent in 2020 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 21 February 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Hjerting, Denmark[1] | ||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team |
FC Augsburg (head coach) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1996 | OB | 134 | (29) |
| 1996–1998 | Uerdingen 05 | 39 | (3) |
| 1998 | Tirol Innsbruck | 13 | (3) |
| 1998–2005 | Esbjerg fB | 203 | (58) |
| 2005 | HamKam | 12 | (1) |
| 2006 | Esbjerg fB | 1 | (0) |
| Total | 390 | (91) | |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2011–2013 | Esbjerg | ||
| 2013–2015 | Denmark U20 | ||
| 2013–2015 | Denmark U21 | ||
| 2015–2018 | Midtjylland | ||
| 2018–2020 | Gent | ||
| 2020 | Genk | ||
| 2020–2022 | Copenhagen | ||
| 2023– | FC Augsburg | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Jess Thorup (born 21 February 1970) is a Danish professional football manager and former player. He is currently head coach of Bundesliga club FC Augsburg.
- ^ Godtfredsen, Carsten (2 November 2020). "Portræt: En næsten-ejendomsmægler tager topstilling i dansk fodbold". Politiken (in Danish).