Michael Gernsøe (born 22 May 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a striker. Gernsøe made an impressive breakthrough under head coach Torben Storm as part of the Fremad Amager team in 1995–96. This prompted a move to Belgian club Cercle Brugge in 1996. After eight league appearances, he returned to Denmark to play for Hvidovre IF. He retired from football in November 2007, after having played several years for lower tier club AB 70.