Thomas Frank
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Thomas Frank is a Danish football coach best known for leading Brentford FC into the English Premier League and establishing them as a competitive, analytically driven side.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thomas Frank canonical | 3 |
Statements (56)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
association football manager
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football coach ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
EFL Championship Manager of the Month
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London Football Awards Manager of the Year ⓘ Premier League Manager of the Month ⓘ |
| coachOf |
Brentford F.C.
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surface form:
Brentford FC first team
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| countryOfBirth | Denmark ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Denmark ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1973-10-09 ⓘ |
| employer |
Brentford F.C.
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surface form:
Brentford FC
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| gender | male ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaboration with Brentford director of football Rasmus Ankersen
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developing players from lower leagues and undervalued markets ⓘ strong man-management and communication skills ⓘ |
| languagesSpoken |
Danish
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English ⓘ |
| leagueManagedIn |
Danish Superliga
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EFL Championship ⓘ
surface form:
English Football League Championship
Premier League ⓘ |
| managedPromotionSeason | 2020–21 EFL Championship ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| memberOfSportsTeamCoached |
Brentford F.C.
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surface form:
Brentford FC
Brøndby ⓘ
surface form:
Brøndby IF
Denmark national under-16 football team ⓘ Denmark national under-17 football team ⓘ Denmark national under-17 football team ⓘ
surface form:
Denmark national under-17 women’s football team
Denmark national under-19 football team ⓘ Denmark national under-20 football team ⓘ Frederiksberg Boldklub youth ⓘ Hvidovre IF youth ⓘ Lyngby BK ⓘ
surface form:
Lyngby BK youth
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| nationality | Danish ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
ended Brentford FC’s 74-year absence from the English top flight
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established Brentford FC as a stable Premier League club ⓘ implemented data-driven and analytical approaches at Brentford FC ⓘ led Brentford FC to promotion to the Premier League in 2021 ⓘ |
| occupation |
association football manager
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football coach ⓘ school teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Frederiksberg ⓘ |
| playOffFinalOpponent |
Swansea City A.F.C.
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surface form:
Swansea City
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| playOffFinalVenue | Wembley Stadium ⓘ |
| playOffFinalWon | 2021 EFL Championship play-off final ⓘ |
| positionAtEmployer |
assistant head coach of Brentford FC
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head coach of Brentford FC ⓘ |
| positionPlayed | midfielder ⓘ |
| replaced | Dean Smith ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| sport | association football ⓘ |
| startTimeAsHeadCoachOfBrentford | 2018-10-16 ⓘ |
| startTimeAtEmployer | 2016-12-01 ⓘ |
| tacticsSpecialty |
direct attacking transitions
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emphasis on set pieces ⓘ flexible 3-5-2 and 4-3-3 formations ⓘ high pressing ⓘ |
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