Brondby currently find themself in forth place in the Superliga under new boss Steve Cooper in his first role since leaving Leicester City in November 2024.
It’s been four years since the Danish side last won the Superliga, coming sixth last season, for the second time in three years, in their lowest league finish since coming ninth in 2012/13.
As such, the 45-year-old has joined the side as Frederik Birk’s successor, having now brought in his own deputy, with the Danish side having recruited former Manchester United defender Alan Tate as their new assistant manager.
Taking to their official site, Brondby unveiled their new assistant coach, announcing: “Alan Tate is the new assistant coach at Brøndby”
The statement continued: “When Steve Cooper calls the meeting for the first time today, there is a new face at his side in the Brøndby context.
“Alan Tate is the new assistant coach at Brøndby IF. A position he now holds together with Henrik Hansen.
“As a player, Tate, now 43, was a strong right-back trained at Manchester United’s academy, but with Welsh club Swansea as his club, where he played the vast majority of his career with a total of 340 first-team matches under his belt.
“As a coach, it is far from the first time he has stood side by side with Steve Cooper. The two first worked together as head coach and assistant at Swansea from 2019 onwards, before continuing their working partnership at first Nottingham Forest and most recently Leicester City.”
With Tate having followed Cooper from Swansea to Nottingham Forest and then to Leicester, it was only a matter of time until the former United defender crossed the water to join Cooper in Denmark.
Speaking for the first time in his new role, Tate commented: “For me, Brondby IF is a club with a strong and proud history. As a young player at Manchester United, I clearly remember the Brondby team from the group stage in ’99, and for me it is a picture of what a great club is – a club that competes in the Champions League”
He continued: “Therefore, it is a big day for both me and my family that I can now become part of Brøndby IF as an assistant coach. For me, it is about respecting and building on the club’s traditions, while taking on the challenge of winning matches and competing for trophies, he concludes.”
