[1] In 1988, Bech was reunited with Viggo Jensen, when he moved to play for Danish top-flight club Silkeborg IF.
At 27 years of age, he was declared medically unfit to play football, due to a recurringly injured Achilles tendon.
Serving under manager Viggo Jensen, Bech helped Viborg win promotion to the Superliga in 1995.
He went on to coach 1st Division club AC Horsens, before he signed with league rivals Ikast FS.
After a series of disappointing results in the Danish Superliga and after being allowed to leave the club to enter talks with SK Brann, Bech resigned on November 16, 2008.
In June 2020 he was announced as manager of struggling Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga on a contract running for the rest of the season.