John 'Tune' Kristiansen Explained

John 'Tune' Kristiansen
Fullname:John Kristiansen
Birth Date:12 February 1955
Birth Place:Denmark
Position:Forward
Youthclubs1:Køge Boldklub
Years1:19XX–1980
Years2:1980
Years3:1980–1986
Years4:1987
Years5:1988
Clubs5:Køge Boldklub
Manageryears1:1991–1993
Manageryears2:1993–1995
Manageryears3:1996–1998
Manageryears4:1998–1999
Manageryears5:1999–2000
Manageryears6:2000–2003
Manageryears7:2003–2004
Manageryears8:2005–2006
Manageryears9:2006–2008
Manageryears10:2008–2009
Manageryears11:2009–2010
Manageryears12:2010–2011
Managerclubs1:Herfølge Boldklub
Managerclubs3:Boldklubben Frem
Managerclubs4:Herfølge Boldklub (youth)
Managerclubs6:Køge Boldklub (assistant)
Managerclubs7:Køge Boldklub
Managerclubs10:Køge Boldklub (assistant)
Managerclubs11:Greve Fodbold (reserves)
Managerclubs12:Boldklubben Frem

John 'Tune' Kristiansen (born 12 February 1955) is a Danish professional Association football manager, until recently was working as head coach of Boldklubben Frem.

As an active footballer, Tune played in the forward position. He started his career with top-flight club Køge Boldklub, and participated in Køge's international games against FC Bayern Munich. He moved to BK Frem in 1980, and scored three goals in 26 games for the club. He then moved to Herfølge BK. He was deemed surplus at Herfølge in 1986, and played one season at lower-league club Ringsted BK, before he ended his career with Køge following the 1988 season. In all, he scored 32 goals in 176 matches for Køge.

Having ended his active career, Tune began a career as a part-time coach. In 1991, he became the new manager of Herfølge BK but he was sacked in 1993 after losing an important game against Brønshøj BK. He later coached his former club BK Frem, guiding the club to promotion for the second-tier Danish 1st Division in 1997. In October 2000, Tune signed his first contract as a fully professional coach, as he was put in charge of the Danish Football Association youth development program at Køge Boldklub.[1] He was also assistant to Køge manager Henrik Jensen. He was named Køge manager in September 2003, but was surprisingly fired from the position in September 2004 by chairman Clive Stapleton, despite good results.[2]

He went on to coach 2nd Division club FC Roskilde in January 2005,[3] as well as Qualifications Series club Skovshoved IF. Later he became assistant manager for Jimmy Kastrup at Køge Boldklub. In July 2010, he was appointed manager of BK Frem.[4] On 2 November 2011 he announced that he would step down as manager on 31 December 2011 for personal reasons.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Køge Boldklub - snak med John Tune Kristiansen . www.koge-boldklub.dk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20020820094942/http://www.koge-boldklub.dk/arkiv/john_tune.html . 2002-08-20.
  2. Vagn Nielsen, "Tune sparket ud", Ekstra Bladet, September 29, 2004.
  3. Søren Olsen, "Fodbold: Fra Køge til Roskilde", Politiken, October 24, 2004.
  4. Web site: Vagtskifte på trænerposten | Boldklubben Frem - Officiel hjemmeside . www.bkfrem.dk . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120327133531/http://www.bkfrem.dk/artikel.asp?id=1830 . 2012-03-27.
  5. Web site: Sidste kamp for cheftræneren | Boldklubben Frem - Officiel hjemmeside . 2011-12-21 . 2013-02-12 . https://archive.today/20130212160431/http://www.bkfrem.dk/artikel.asp?id=2127 . dead .