Casper Hansen appointed talent manager for FCK women's team

F.C. Copenhagen Women have appointed Casper Hansen as the team's new talent manager. Casper joins from KB, where has worked as sporting director for the club's children's football programme. He has also worked for FA2000 and DBU Copenhagen.

Casper will take up the new role on 1 February. His first task is to create the foundation for a girls' talent department.

"We are very happy to bring in Casper, who has great experience and knowledge of the development of children's and youth football - and not least girls' football via the large girls' department at KB," says FCK Women project manager Rebecca Steele.

"In the long term, the goal is for us to have a high-level talent department because it is crucial for us to create better conditions for girls to chase their football dreams. The task will initially be to create the right structure for the talent department, including ensuring that we get a license to have a talent development for girls from the summer of 2025. It is a large and complicated task, which we are happy that Casper is here to take it."

Casper will work closely with the existing FCK Talent Department in his new role.

"Everyone should be able to dream of playing for F.C. Copenhagen, regardless of gender, so it is a major focus for us to create a strong talent environment for girls," says FCK development director Sune Smith-Nielsen.

"The purpose is not only to create skilled players, but to have more girls and women playing football, to become football coaches and managers. We will do this in collaboration with the three parent clubs and the many partner clubs we have at F.C. Copenhagen.

"We already have a lot of experience with the talent development in the club, but it's not necessarily about just copying like for like. Now, together with Casper, we must lay the foundations and work thoroughly to find the optimal model on the girls' side."

For Casper, the challenge of establishing a talent department for girls under FCK auspices is a big one to take on.

"It is an exciting task that makes an incredible amount of sense to me," he says. "We want to create a really strong environment where girls can chase their dream of becoming professional football players one day.

"There are already more and more girls playing football in Copenhagen, and we would like to help create even better opportunities for them. There is already a fantastically strong talent department for boys at FCK. We have to take inspiration from it but also do our work in the way that makes the most sense for girls.

"The first step is to create the right foundation and a good structure, and that work is already underway. The goal is for us to have a license for the top level from the summer of 2025, so that we can have teams in the U19 and U16 leagues."