Keld Gantzhorn Knudsen (born 3 October 1954) is a Danish former footballer and manager.
Gantzhorn played for Odense, and appeared for the team in the 1978âÂÂ79 European Cup on 27 September 1978 against Bulgarian club Lokomotiv Sofia, which finished as a 1âÂÂ2 away loss. He later began coaching, and was the manager of the Denmark women's national team from 1988 until 1996. He coached the team at the 1991 FIFA Women's World Cup, 1995 FIFA Women's World Cup and 1996 Summer Olympics.
Under the leadership of Keld Gantzhorn, the team won a bronze medal during the European Championships in Denmark in 1991 by winning 2âÂÂ1 over Italy in the match of 3âÂÂ4. place, after losing to Norway in the semifinals after rematch and penalty shootout. Likewise, the team won a bronze medal at the European Championships in Italy in 1993 by beating the defending European champions Germany 3âÂÂ1. Here too, Denmark had lost the semifinal to Norway 1âÂÂ0.
In addition to the national coaching job for women, Gantzhorn coached male teams from OB (U-18), Od. KFUM, Næsby and Dalum.
Gantzhorn was born in in the Nordfyn Municipality. He studied to become a teacher, and currently works at the Hjalleseskolen in Odense. He lives in the district of Odense with his wife Rita, and has four children. He was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2012.