[3] Because of his success at Skovbakken he was hired as new manager of the Danish 1st Division team Hobro IK in January 2011.

[8] On 30 November 2016, he agreed terms with Swedish side Hammarby, signing a three-year deal, and effectively joined his new club on 1 January 2017.

[11] In the second half of the campaign, Hammarby struggled to produce any sort of challenge in the league, and subsequently dropped of in the table.

Both manager Jacob Michelsen and several of the players suffered criticism from supporters and pundits as the club eventually finished 9th in Allsvenskan.

[12] On 4 January 2018, the board and director of football Jesper Jansson, announced that Hammarby had sacked Michelsen, citing differences regarding the view on transfers and playing style, as well as a disappointing development of the team and its results.