Pedersen said she is ‘eager to embark on this exciting journey with the club’ as the six-team Northern Super League kicks off next April
Katrine Pedersen , who won a Danish-record 210 caps as a player and then served as an assistant coach with Denmark ’s women’s team, has been named coach of Ottawa Rapid FC.
“I am truly thrilled to be appointed as head coach of Rapid FC,” Pedersen said in a statement. “A new chapter in the history of women’s professional soccer is being written, and I’m eager to embark on this exciting journey with the club. She joins the team from the Danish Football Association, where she served in a talent development role.
A native of Horsens, Pederson ticks all the boxes – from having played around the world to her coaching philosophy, Kiss added. Pedersen also coached AGF in the Danish top league, was an assistant coach with the Danish national women’s team from 2015 to 2021 and has served as a TV pundit.“I’ve worked here for 15 years, since my retirement and I’ve seen the development of the youth system in Ottawa and it’s time for a professional league, a professional team. We need that completion of the pathway,” she said.
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