Mikkjal Thomassen

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Mikkjal Thomassen
Personal information
Full name Mikkjal Kjartansson Thomassen
Date of birth (1976-01-12) 12 January 1976 (age 49)
Place of birth Faroe Islands
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 AIK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1997 HB Tórshavn 54 (19)
1998–2001 B36 Tórshavn 30 (4)
2004 B68 Toftir 10 (0)
2005–2007 B36 Tórshavn 67 (13)
2008 EB/Streymur 13 (0)
International career
2006–2008 Faroe Islands 13 (0)
Managerial career
2009–2013 B36 Tórshavn
2015–2022 KÍ Klaksvík
2022–2024 Fredrikstad
2024– AIK
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mikkjal Kjartansson Thomassen (Faroese: /[ˈmɪʰc͡ʃal ˈtʰɔmɑˌsɛn/; born 12 January 1976) is a Faroese professional football manager and former footballer that played 13 times for the Faroe Islands national football team. He is the current manager of Swedish Allsvenskan club AIK.

Playing career

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During his playing career Thomassen represented HB Tórshavn, B36 Tórshavn, B68 Toftir and EB/Streymur.

His last international match was a qualifier for the 2010 FIFA World Cup at home against Austria on 11 August 2008. He was substituted after 37 minutes due to injury, but had the satisfaction of seeing his teammates earning a 1–1 draw.

Managerial career

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Thomassen was manager for HB Tórshavn's women's team in 1995, the team won the Faroese championship that season. From 2009 until 2013 he was the manager of B36 Tórshavn. The club won the Faroese championship in 2011 managed by Mikkjal Thomassen and John Petersen.

From 2015 to 2022 Thomassen was the manager of KÍ Klaksvík in the Faroese Premier Division. During this period, he won the Faroese championship in 2019. The club was runner-up in 2016, 2017. In 2016 he won the Faroe Islands Cup with KÍ. In 2020 KÍ won the Faroe Islands Super Cup for the first time.[1]

On 24 September 2020 under the management of Mikkjal Thomassen, KÍ became the first Faroese club to reach the play-offs in Europa League, when they won 6-1 in Tórshavn against the Georgian champions FC Dinamo Tbilisi. It was also the biggest victory for a Faroese club in European tournaments.[2]

On 1 November 2022 he was announced as the manager of Norwegian football club Fredrikstad FK.[3] His first season in charge of FFK proved very successful, as he led the club to promotion to Eliteserien. The 2024 season was the first season in the top flight for Fredrikstad in 11 years.[4]

After a successful stint as manager for Fredrikstad, Thomassen stepped down from his role on 15 July 2024. [5] On July 16 he was announced as the new manager of Swedish Allsvenskan club AIK. [6] Taking over with the club placed 8th in the Allsvenskan, Thomassen led AIK to 3rd by the end of the season, ensuring qualification for the UEFA Conference League in 2025.[7]

Managerial statistics

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As of match played 28 February 2025
Managerial record by team and tenure
Team Nat From To Record
G W D L GF GA GD Win %
B36 Tórshavn Faroe Islands 1 January 2009 31 December 2014 140 62 37 41 236 192 +44 044.29
KÍ Klaksvík Faroe Islands 1 January 2015 31 December 2022 264 168 50 46 619 242 +377 063.64
Fredrikstad Norway 1 November 2022 15 July 2024 51 30 15 6 95 43 +52 058.82
AIK Sweden 16 July 2024 Present 20 13 3 4 31 14 +17 065.00
Total 470 270 105 95 981 491 +490 057.45

Honours

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Individual

References

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  1. ^ Ósá, Jákup (3 March 2020). "Kí vann stórsteypið fyri fyrstu ferð". nordlysid.fo. Norðlýsið. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  2. ^ Prestá, Agnar (25 September 2020). "KÍ skrivaði evropeiska søgu". portal.fo. Retrieved 25 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Thomassen ny hovedtrener i FFK". Fredrikstad FK (in Norwegian). 1 November 2022. Retrieved 1 November 2022.
  4. ^ https://portal.fo/roysni-132042/fyri-fyrstu-ferd-sidani-2012-hja-fredrikstad.grein (In Faroese)
  5. ^ https://bolt.fo/news/details?title=Mikkjal%20K.%20Thomassen%20gevst%20%C3%AD%20Fredrikstad&id=8760 (In Faroese)
  6. ^ https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/mikkjal-thomassen-ny-chefstranare-for-aik-fotbolls-herrlag-2024-07-16 (In Swedish)
  7. ^ https://roysni.fo/mikkjal-skal-ut-i-evropa-vid-aik In Faroese)
  8. ^ "Fredrikstad Fotballklubbs færøyske styrmann ledet laget til hele 5️⃣ av 6️⃣ mulige seire i august måned – og befestet med det klubben på toppen av tabellen med opprykk i sikte!". Facebook (in Norwegian). OBOS-ligaen. 13 September 2023. Retrieved 20 September 2025.
  9. ^ "Månedens trener i mai Mikkjal Thomassen". Facebook (in Norwegian). Eliteserien. 8 June 2024. Retrieved 20 August 2025.
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