Kasper Hjulmand – Head coach

Kasper Hjulmand has been head coach of Bayer 04 Leverkusen since the beginning of September. The club signed the Dane, who signed a contract until 30 June 2027, as the successor to Erik ten Hag. Hjulmand was most recently coach of the Danish national team. In 2021, he led his team to the semi-finals of the European Championship, where the Danes narrowly lost to England in extra time. After a 2-0 defeat to the DFB team in the round of 16 at EURO 2024, Hjulmand stepped down from his position as national coach after a total of four years. In the 2014/15 Bundesliga season, he was head coach of 1. FSV Mainz 05.