Mike Tullberg

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Mike Tullberg
Personal information
Date of birth (1985-12-25) 25 December 1985
Place of birth Farum, Denmark
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position Forward
Team information
Current team
 FC Midtjylland (manager)
Youth career
AB
Farum BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
0000–2003 Randers Freja
2003–2006 Grenaa IF 28 (5)
2006–2007 AGF 28 (4)
2007–2009 Reggina 5 (0)
2008–2009 → Heart of Midlothian (loan) 7 (0)
2009–2011 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen 4 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2017 Rot-Weiß Oberhausen U19
2017–2018 AGF U19
2019–2020 Borussia Dortmund II
2020–2025 Borussia Dortmund U19
2025 Borussia Dortmund (caretaker)
2025 Borussia Dortmund II
2025– FC Midtjylland
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Mike Tullberg (born 25 December 1985) is a Danish professional football manager and former player who is currently in charge of FC Midtjylland.[1]

Playing career

A forward, Tullberg got his national breakthrough with Danish Superliga club AGF when he scored a goal against Danish giants Brøndby IF which was named Danish goal of the year 2007.[2] Tullberg signed for Reggina together with fellow Dane Kris Stadsgaard in 2007. He struggled to gain a regular place in the Reggina team, and Tullberg joined Hearts on a one-year loan deal.[3] In August 2009, he joined Rot-Weiß Oberhausen in the German 2nd Bundesliga. Due to injuries, over the course of two years he was limited to making just four appearances. For this reason his contract was not renewed. A year later, he retired from football.

Coaching career

A short time later Tullberg took over the post of assistant coach at the German district League club SG Schönebeck.[4] A year later he went as a youth coach to his former club Rot-Weiß Oberhausen and a half years later he took over the post of coach at the U-19 of the clubs from Oberhausen.[5]

On 24 March 2017, it was confirmed Tullberg would be the new manager of AGF Aarhus U19 starting from the summer 2017.[6]

On 25 March 2019, Borussia Dortmund announced that Tullberg had signed with the club and would start his new job as manager of the club's reserve team from the 2019–20 season.[7] In May 2020, the club announced that Tullberg would become manager of the U19 team for the following season; seen as a more prestigious position within the ranks of the club.[8]

On 22 January 2025, Tullberg was named interim head coach of Borussia Dortmund's first team, competing in the Bundesliga, the top tier of the German football league system.[9] He coached the first team in three matches at home, a 2–2 draw against Werder Bremen,[10] a 3–1 victory over Shakhtar Donetsk in the Champions League,[11] and a 2–1 away victory over Heidenheim.[12]

On 5 May 2025, Tullberg once again became manager of Borussia Dortmund II in the 3. Liga following the sacking of Jan Zimmermann.[13]

On 2 September 2025, Tullberg left Dortmund to become new manager of Danish Superliga club FC Midtjylland, replacing Thomas Thomasberg.[14] In his first season, Midtjylland came second to Aarhus GF,[15] and he won the Danish Cup.[16] Tullberg was however suspended for the final against FC København, following a yellow card in the 31st league match against FC Nordsjælland.[17] He said afterwards, that he was not aware that suspensions in the league could be carried over to the Cup tournament.[18] During the season he was suspended due to accumulation of yellow cards on 3 separate occasions.[19][20]

Managerial statistics

As of match played 25 October 2026
Team From To Record Ref.
PWDLWin %
Borussia Dortmund II 1 July 2019 30 June 2020 25979036.00 [21]
Borussia Dortmund 22 January 2025 1 February 2025 3210066.67 [22]
Borussia Dortmund II 5 May 2025 2 September 2025 8224025.00 [23]
FC Midtjylland 2 September 2025 Present 63371610058.73
Total 99502623050.5 —

Honours

Manager

Midtjylland

References

  1. Fra drømmemål til fodboldinvalid - et saksespark kickstartede en turbulent karriere sport.tv2.dk
  2. "Rommedahl årets bedste" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  3. "Danish striker gets one year loan deal with Hearts". Hearts official site. 11 August 2008. Archived from the original on 19 September 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
  4. "Mike Tullberg unterstützt Petereit". 23 July 2012.
  5. "Tullberg cheftræner i U19-Bundesligaen". 28 February 2013.
  6. Mike Tullberg bliver U19-træner i AGF‚ bold.dk, 24 April 2017
  7. "Mike Tullberg übernimmt im Sommer die U23". Borussia Dortmund (in German). 25 March 2019. Archived from the original on 25 March 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  8. Elspaß, Leon (6 May 2020). "Ob das die bessere Option ist, davon wollen wir uns überraschen lassen". kicker (in German). Archived from the original on 8 April 2022. Retrieved 8 April 2022.
  9. "Tullberg ueernimmt gegen Bremen" (in German). Borussia Dortmund. 22 January 2025.
  10. "Bremen holt spektakuläres Remis gegen zehn Dortmunder" (in German). Bundesliga. 25 January 2025.
  11. "Guirassy bags brace in 3-1 win over Shakhtar". Borussia Dortmund. 29 January 2025.
  12. "Arbeitssieg - BVB jubelt in Heidenheim" (in German). Sportschau. 3 February 2025.
  13. "BVB II stellt Trainer Zimmermann frei - Tullberg übernimmt sofort". kicker.de. 5 May 2025. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  14. "FC Midtjylland ansætter Mike Tullberg som ny cheftræner" (in Danish). FC Midtjylland. Retrieved 2 September 2025.
  15. Kjær, Christian; Orup Kristensen, Oliver (10 May 2026). "AGF er dansk mester for første gang i 40 år" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 11 May 2026.
  16. "FCM vinder skandaløs pokalfinale efter sen scoring" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  17. "Tullberg misser pokalfinalen" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. 11 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  18. "Fokus på pokalfinalen" (in Danish). FC København. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  19. Dan Hirsch Sørensen (15 April 2026). "Ja, Tullberg skal tage sig sammen – men alt er tabt, hvis han bliver tam" (in Danish). TV2 Danmark. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  20. "Mike Tullberg kommer tit i dommerens bog - nu er han i karantænefare" (in Danish). TV2 Midt/Vest. 19 March 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.
  21. "Borussia Dortmund II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  22. "Borussia Dortmund: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 1 February 2025.
  23. "Borussia Dortmund II: Matches". Soccerway. Perform Group. Retrieved 10 May 2025.
  24. Thrane, Kasper (14 May 2026). "Midtjysk dødbold afgjorde grim pokalfinale" [Midtjylland set piece settled ugly cup final]. DR (in Danish). Archived from the original on 14 May 2026. Retrieved 14 May 2026.