Brian Priske
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Priske Pedersen | ||
| Date of birth | 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) |
| 2010 | → Midtjylland (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.