Bayer Leverkusen hires former Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand to replace fired Erik ten Hag

By Canadian Press on September 8, 2025.

LEVERKUSEN, Germany (AP) — Former Denmark coach Kasper Hjulmand has been hired to lead Bayer Leverkusen as a replacement for Erik ten Hag, the German club said Monday.

Hjulmand has been out of work since leaving the Danish national team following the European Championship in 2024, after four years in charge.

It will be Hjulmand’s second stint in the Bundesliga, after less than a year with Mainz in the 2014-15 season.

Leverkusen, which won the Bundesliga in the 2023-24 season after going the entire domestic campaign undefeated, needed a new coach after firing Ten Hag, who had just three games in charge after succeeding Xabi Alonso.

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