Steffen Højer

Steffen Højer
Personal information
Full name Steffen Højer
Date of birth (1973-05-22) 22 May 1973
Place of birth Viborg, Denmark
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Denmark U21 (head coach)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1992–1996 Viborg 71 (35)
1996–1999 AaB 81 (22)
1999 Viborg 4 (1)
1999–2000 Brescia 0 (0)
2000 Midtjylland 9 (3)
2000–2003 Viborg 62 (12)
2003–2005 OB 79 (48)
2005–2007 Viborg 74 (26)
Total 380 (147)
International career
1994–1995 Denmark U21 11 (7)
1996 Denmark 1 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2011 Viborg (sportsdirector)
2010–2011 Viborg (caretaker)
2012 Viborg (head of youth)
2013–2016 Viborg U19
2015–2016 Viborg (second assistant)
2016–2017 Viborg (assistant)
2017–2019 Viborg
2019–2023 Denmark U21 (assistant)
2023– Denmark U21
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Steffen Højer (born 22 May 1973) is a Danish professional football coach and former player, who is the head coach of the Danish national under-21 football team.

Højer spent most of his career with Viborg FF, although he also played for a number of other Danish clubs, and most notably won the 1998–99 Danish Superliga with AaB. A prolific striker in the Superliga, he finished league top scorer three years in row in the 2003–04 (joint), 2004–05 and 2005–06 seasons. He played one match for the Danish national team.

On 7 January 2008, the day of his retirement from his career as a professional footballer, Højer started as head of sport in Viborg FF.