Poul Højmose

Poul Højmose (born September 28, 1954) is a Danish football manager and former player. In May 2025, Højmose was inducted into the Danish football Hall of Fame as the first ever full-time coach for the Denmark women's national football team for his contributions to women's football in Denmark.

Career As an active footballer, Højmose played for Grønbjerg IF, Spjald GIF and Videbæk IF. At the age of 20, an injury made him focus on coaching rather than playing.

He then became a coach for the men's team at IK Skovbakken and Silkeborg IF. In 1994 he was the assistant to Bo Johansson at Silkeborg IF, when they won the Danish Championship. In 1998 he led the U18 team to gold medals at the 1998 UEFA Women's Under-18 Championship. He managed the Danish national team in 72 matches, winning 31 and drawing 10.

Between 2011 and 2020 he was the head of talent development at the Aarhus club IF Lyseng.

He is educated as a typographer and primary school teacher.