“Mr Andersen was first appointed as head coach on December 13, 2021. With his rich experience as a player and a coach, he introduced a high-pressing and more aggressive style of playing into the Hong Kong team,” said the HKFA.

“Overcoming obstacles brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, he successfully led our team to qualify for the AFC Asian Cup™ for the first time in more than 50 years.”

Discussing his renewal, Andersen said the improvement shows his team is on the right track, adding that he expected good results in the future.

“I hope to build up a good team for the AFC Asian Cup Finals and also achieve good results in the upcoming FIFA World Cup and AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers. We have a lot of interesting tasks ahead and I have confidence that the team will do well,” said Andersen.

The Norwegian native started his managerial career with German outfit Mainz 05, moving on to coach DPR Korea for two years before taking over the coaching role in Hong Kong from Mixu Paatelainen in 2021.