“No doubt…”: ex-BVB coach Tullberg causes a stir in Denmark | OneFootball

He has not given up on the title yet. Mike Tullberg (40) and FC Midtjylland are five points behind league leaders Aarhus GF in the championship round. The two top teams in the Danish Superliga will meet next Monday (April 20, 7:00 p.m.).

Tullberg left Borussia Dortmund in September 2025 to take up a job in his homeland. The former coach of BVB’s U23 team signed a long-term deal (until 2029) in Midtjylland.

“We did not want to stand in the way of the opportunity now presenting itself to Mike,” sporting managing director Lars Ricken (49) said when Tullberg departed.

The coach expressed his extensive thanks to the Black and Yellows, with whose U19 side he won the German championship in 2022. “I was able to celebrate major successes in youth football at BVB, coach my first Bundesliga matches with the senior team, and also take charge of a Champions League game,” Tullberg said.

With Midtjylland, he is not only in second place in the championship round, but also in the final of the national cup. On May 14 (5:00 p.m.), Tullberg and his team will face FC Copenhagen.

Tullberg vows to improve

But the former BVB coach has not only been making headlines in his Danish homeland through sporting success. Anyone who saw Tullberg carrying out his coaching duties in Dortmund knows that the 40-year-old is known for his fiery temperament.

He also shows that on the touchline in Midtjylland. In his club’s last 19 matches, he has picked up no fewer than seven yellow cards. His most recent booking came in the match against Bröndby after an altercation with their assistant coach Henrik Hansen (46). After the match, Tullberg said, according to bold.dk: “FC Midtjylland knew who they were bringing in. We have a young team. We play football the way I envisioned it. I’m not going to change.”

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On Thursday, the former Dortmund man softened his stance a little. Speaking to Viaplay, he admitted that he had received too many bookings. “There is no question that I’ve had too many yellow cards, and next season I will have a few fewer.” Tullberg vowed to improve: “I’m trying everything — there are pros and cons to being the way I am. That is definitely one of the things I need to look at — whether I can get fewer yellow cards.”

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