Copenhagen Towers

Allan Riis became involved with the Towers when his son Peter began playing for the junior team. He was present when the club was founded on August 20th, 1990.

Allan stepped down from the board in 1995, but rejoined as a regular member of the board in 1997, which lead to his election as president in 1998.

Allan presided over the Towers during some of the club's tough years. He was a fixture on the board despite the difficult circumstances the club faced, such as seeing the team being relegated to Div. I. For much of this time as president the board essentially consisted of only himself and player Ole Toft.

Allan left the board in 2002 and has been out of football since.

Allan lives in Jægersborg, north of Copenhagen, with his wife.

Allan Pedersen is the 'Grand Old Man' of Danish football. He played his first game in 1975 while living in western Canada. He has played for the Odense Swans, Hvidovre Blackfoot, Kronborg Knights and the Towers.

Allan has a deep affection for football and was one of the most out-going presidents the Towers have had.

Allan lives on Bornholm with his wife Alexandra and their son Albert Emil.

Karsten Rasch was originally elected vice-president. Served as interim president for the remainder of Allan Pedersens term after Allan stepped down in May 2003. Karsten left the board in 2005.

Karsten lives in Glostrup, west of Copenhagen, with his wife Anne and their daughter Amalie.

Jens Rørbye started his football career with the Aarhus Tigers in 1995 and played there until a job offer brought him to Copenhagen, where he continued playing CB for the Towers for several years.

Jens has been heavily involved with football since day one, but solely in an administrative role in the later years, although he served as DB coach for the Towers senior team for three seasons.

Jens lives in Valby, west of Copenhagen, with his wife Teresa and their daughter Emma.

Martin Ægidius joined the Towers as a player, but injuries have plagued his playing career. Shortly after joining the team, Martin was recruited to join the board by then-president Allan 'Gamle' Pedersen.

Martin is known for his enthusiasm and permanent 'yes-attitude'. He devotes most of his off-work hours to the Towers and is a very hands-on president.

Martin lives in Copenhagen.

Coach Martinko was signed to be the first long term head coach of the Copenhagen Towers. He brought the team it's early success by winning three consequtive Mermaid Bowls.

John is American and currently lives in Ohio, USA.

Coach De Carvalho (affectionately known to his players only as Coach D) took over a strong Towers team and took it to another two straight Mermaid Bowls, winning the first and losing the second.

Anthony is American and currently lives in Finland.

Coach Jacobsen was a player in the Towers hey-day and came back to coach the team in the aftermath of a Mermaid Bowl loss in the summer of 1996.

Players left the team in massive numbers after the loss and the 1997 season was winless.

Jimmy is married to Rikke and lives in Aalborg

Coach Liburd came to the Towers after the senior team had been relegated to Division II. He took the Towers through an undefeated season including a win in Elming Bowl I.

This win brought the Towers back to the National League.

Wayne is Canadian and still lives in Copenhagen.

Coach Adelman has extensive coaching and playing experience from Danish football. He played and coached with the Odense Swans and Kronborg Knights before joining the Towers.

Under Troy the Towers had a good season, but lost a very close semi-final game.

Troy is American and lives in Arizona with his wife Kristina and their children.

Coach Corneliussen came to the Towers with extensive coaching and playing experince from the Odense Swans.

Kenneth left the Towers after getting a job in western Denmark. He has since moved to his native Odense with his wife Louise and son Tobias.

Kenneth has returned to his roots by coaching the Odense Swans.

Coach Ryberg came in to run the offense of the Towers, but became the head coach right away when Kenneth Corneliussen was forced to leave the team.

Rasmus resigned from the Towers during the 2005 season as he moved to the far western part of Sealand.

Rasmus now lives outside Holbæk with his wife Susanne where he coaches the Holbæk Red Devils.

Coach Hallifax took over as head coach of the senior team when Coach Ryberg was forced to step down during the 2005 season.

Greg spent the 2005 season as a player and coach for the Towers.

Coach Hallifax lives in Vancouver, BC, Canada.

Coach Nicolajsen was appointed head coach during the early spring of 2006. The Towers had been relegated to Div. I and needed to focus on basics, which coincided perfectly with coach Nicolajsens philosophy.

Coach Nicolajsen lives in Gentofte.

Coach Munch lives in Valby, west of Copenhagen, with his wife and their daughter.

(Michael Boed scrambling with the football)

Michael Boed played 105 games for the Towers and never missed a single game.

Boed began playing football as an exchange student in the U.S in 1983. When the first football teams were founded in Denmark in 1987 Boed joined the Copenhagen Vikings. He remained with the Vikings until the team folded in 1990. He then joined the Towers in 1990 and stayed here until he finished his playing career in 1997.

As a QB Boed holds several Mermaid Bowl records:

TD passes in one game (MB IV) - 8
Completion percentage in one game (MB V) - 72%
Career TD passes - 15 (MB IV 8, MB V 4, MB VI 3)

Being a true team player Boed finished his career as a WR and a FS since the Towers brought in QB Kip Keeso from the U.S in 1995 and 1996..

Boed was an extremely versatile player as evidenced by the MVP awards he received towards the end of his career:

MVP Offense 1995 (WR)
MVP Defense 1996 (FS)

Throughout his career Boed was known to be a great motivator and a leader by example. He was deeply involved in playbook design under several head coaches

Boed briefly returned to the Towers when he agreed to serve as the Offensive Coordinator under Coach Corneliussen during the 2003 season.