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René Skovdahl

Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:09 am

Appointed as assistant to Solksjaer

The Danish football coach René Skovdahl become assistant coach for Ole Gunnar Solskjaer in Andreas Cornelius ' Welsh club Cardiff City, and is thus as only the fifth Dane part of a Premier League team coach .

43 -year-old René Skovdahl has in the past two seasons was the assistant coach of Ole Gunnar Solskjaer at Molde, where he was in November 2013 stopped after cup final victory over Rosenborg to return home to his wife and two daughters in Denmark, but on Friday night the phone rang so from Cardiff.

- Ole Gunnar called and asked if I would be part of the team , where he could see that he needed one for both to take care of the physical training and to be included in the analyzes of the data and statistics, we get on our own and opponents' games. I could not say no to , and there was full support from the family, who know that this is my biggest dream to come to train in the Premier League , says René Skovdahl to BT.
Initially he started his coaching career as a physical trainer in Brondby since became responsible for reserve team and in Kent Nielsen was pulled up as an assistant before he moved to Norway, where René Meulensteen had recommended him to Ole Gunnar Solskjaer . Now , they both continue cooperation in Wales.

- I have not signed anything yet , but already today (Sunday , ed.) , We sit together and look at what we need to take hold of , and on Tuesday , the team first training after a few days off from a hard Christmas program . Then waiting for a real six points match against West Ham , and then we meet Manchester City and Manchester United away , says René Skovdahl .

René Skovdahl , who is the son of former Phillies , Vejle , Benfica and Aberdeen boss Ebbe Skovdahl , are employed on an ongoing agreement with one year's notice of termination, just as Ole Gunnar Solskjaer the 've got.

Re: René Skovdahl

Mon Jan 06, 2014 11:35 am

I'd rather rene artois off allo allo-i will say this only once!!!

Re: René Skovdahl

Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:04 pm

Stella Artois does it for me :laughing6:

Re: René Skovdahl

Mon Jan 06, 2014 12:32 pm

ihatealiens wrote:Stella Artois does it for me :laughing6:


Shes gorgeous! Lager than life and makes one very happy!

Re: René Skovdahl

Mon Jan 06, 2014 1:11 pm

What's happened to David Kerslake?

Re: René Skovdahl

Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:17 pm

CardiffBatman888 wrote:What's happened to David Kerslake?


"Mackay’s assistant manager David Kerslake, first team coach Joe McBride and goalkeeping coach Jim Holman have left the club, but others have already been told they can be part of Cardiff’s future under Solskjaer if that’s what they want."

http://www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/foot ... er-6469505

Re: René Skovdahl

Mon Jan 06, 2014 3:54 pm

CardiffBatman888 wrote:What's happened to David Kerslake?


Hopefully the same as what happened to Malky with those God damn awful substitutions.