Keld Gantzhorn Knudsen (born 3 October 1954) is a Danish former footballer and manager.
Career Gantzhorn played for Odense, and appeared for the team in the 1978–79 European Cup on 27 September 1978 against Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, which finished as a 1–2 away loss. He later began coaching, and was the manager of the Denmark women's national team from 1988 until 1996. He coached the team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1996 Summer Olympics, as well as the 1991 and UEFA Women's Euro 1993.
Under the leadership of Keld Gantzhorn, the team won a bronze medal during the European Championships in Denmark in 1991 by winning 2–1 over Italy in the match of 3–4. place, after losing to Norway in the semifinals after rematch and penalty shootout.1991 third place play-off match report at Worldfootball.net, read 19 August 2026 Likewise, the team won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Italy in 1993 by beating the defending European champions Germany 3–1.1993 third place play-off match report at Worldfootball.net, read 19 August 2026 Here too, Denmark had lost the semifinal to Norway 1–0.
In addition to the national coaching job for women, Gantzhorn coached male teams from OB (U-18), Od. KFUM, Næsby and Dalum.
Personal life Gantzhorn was born in in the Nordfyn Municipality. He studied to become a teacher, and currently works at the Hjalleseskolen in Odense. He lives in the district of Odense with his wife Rita, and has four children. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2012.
References
External links
Keld Gantzhorn coach profile at DBU.dk