Brian Priske

Brian Priske
Personal information
Full name Brian Priske Pedersen
Date of birth (1977-05-14) 14 May 1977
Place of birth Horsens, Denmark
Height 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) Defender
Team information
Current team
Sparta Prague (manager)
Youth career
Stensballe
–1996 Horsens fS
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–1997 AC Horsens 46 (12)
1997–1999 Aarhus Fremad 50 (5)
1999–2003 AaB 163 (1)
2003–2005 Genk 68 (1)
2005–2006 Portsmouth 30 (0)
2006–2008 Club Brugge 64 (0)
2008–2011 Vejle 61 (0)
2010Midtjylland (loan) 17 (1)
2011 Start 15 (1)
Total 468 (8)
International career
1998–1999 Denmark U21 15 (0)
2003–2007 Denmark 24 (0)
Managerial career
2019–2021 Midtjylland
2021–2022 Royal Antwerp
2022–2024 Sparta Prague
2024–2025 Feyenoord
2025– Sparta Prague
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Brian Priske Pedersen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʁiːæn ˈpʰʁiskə ˈpʰe̝(ː)ðɐsn̩]; born 14 May 1977) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is the head coach of Czech First League club Sparta Prague. Priske played as a defender during his playing career.

He played 24 matches for the Denmark national football team from 2003 to 2007, and represented Denmark at UEFA Euro 2004. As a manager, he started his career at Midtjylland, winning the Danish Superliga title before being appointed by Belgian club Royal Antwerp where he departed after one season and signed with Czech club Sparta Prague. After winning three trophies with the club, he was appointed by Dutch side Feyenoord but was sacked after half a season in charge. In June 2025, he returned to Sparta Prague as manager.