Steffen Højer
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Steffen Højer | ||
| Date of birth | 22 May 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Viborg, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | AaB | ||
| 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) | ||
| 2023–2025 | Denmark U21 | ||
| 2025– | AaB | ||
| * 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 Danish 1st Division club AaB. He is regarded as one of the top coaches in Europe with his style being based on possession and a high press.
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.