Anja Heiner-Møller (née Møller; born 11 May 1978) is a Danish football coach and former player who currently serves as head coach of Canadian club Vancouver Rise FC of the Northern Super League.
Club career
During her playing career, Heiner-Møller played with Hillerød GI, Odense BK, and Brøndby IF accumulating over 250 career appearances.[1]
International career
Heiner-Møller represented Denmark at international level, accumulating 44 appearances from U16 to senior level, including playing at the UEFA Women's Euro 2001.[1]
Coaching career
From 2015 to 2017, she worked as a girls academy coach with Lyngby Boldklub and FC Helsingør.[2]
Between 2018 and 2020, she worked in Canada serving as an academy coach with both Vancouver Whitecaps FC and North Shore Girls SC.[3]
In September 2020, she returned to Denmark and became the head coach of the BSF first team in the second tier.[4]
In December 2020, she became the head coach of the FC Nordsjælland U18 women's team, also serving as an assistant with Denmark women's U16 team.[5]
In July 2022, Heiner-Møller became the head coach of the Denmark women's U19 team.[6] In November 2024, she announced she would step down as the U19 head coach at the end of 2024 to pursue a new opportunity abroad.[7]
In November 2024, she was announced as the first head coach for Vancouver Rise FC of the Northern Super League, ahead of the inaugural 2025 season.[3]
Personal life
Heiner-Møller is the wife of fellow Danish football coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller.[8]
References
- ^ a b "Vancouver Rise FC Announce Anja Heiner-Møller as First Head Coach". Northern Super League. 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Anja Heiner-Møller LinkedIn profile". LinkedIn.
- ^ a b "Vancouver Rise FC hires Anja Heiner-Moller as first head coach". Sportsnet. 21 November 2024.
- ^ "Ny cheftræner til Kvindeholdet" [New head coach for the Women's team]. Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold (in Danish). 14 September 2020.
- ^ Tejwani, Karan (10 May 2022). "Analysing The Rise of Women's Football in Denmark". Breaking the Lines.
- ^ Trolle, Steen (28 April 2022). "DBU hyrer Anja Heiner-Møller og Kristine Pedersen som nye U-landstrænere" [DBU hires Anja Heiner-Møller and Kristine Pedersen as new U-national coaches]. Fodbold For Piger.
- ^ "Anja Heiner-Møller stopper som landstræner for U19-landsholdet" [Anja Heiner-Møller is stepping down as national coach for the U19 national team]. Fodbold For Piger (in Danish). 13 November 2024.
- ^ Jensen, Anders. "Dansker får stort job: Klub har kun syv spillere" [Danes get big job: Club only has seven players]. Tipsbladet (in Danish).
External links
- Anja Heiner-Møller at Soccerway
- Anja Heiner-Møller national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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