Torben Nielsen
Danish footballer and manager
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Torben Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | (1945-12-07) 7 December 1945 (age 78) | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksberg, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1964–1972 | B 1903 | ||
| 1972–1974 | 1. FSV Mainz 05 | ||
| 1974–1976 | FK Pirmasens | 76 | (3) |
| 197?–197? | Helsingborgs IF | ||
| 1980 | Hillerød G&IF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1968 | Denmark U-21 | 2 | (0) |
| 1969–1972 | Denmark | 26 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1980 | Hillerød G&IF (player coach) | ||
| 1981–1982 | Kastrup BK | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Torben Nielsen (born 7 December 1945) is a Danish former football player and manager. He was a defender, and played 26 games for the Denmark national football team.[1]
Born in Copenhagen, he started his career with B 1903 and made his debut for the Danish national team in May 1969.[2] In 1972, he signed a professional contract with German club 1. FSV Mainz 05 in the Regionalliga Südwest league.[3] As a professional, he missed participation with Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics,[4] and played his last national team game in October 1972.[1] In 1974, he moved to German 2nd Bundesliga South club FK Pirmasens, where he played 76 games and scored three goals as a midfielder until 1976.[3] He ended his footballing career with Helsingborgs IF in Sweden. He moved to the Danish club Hillerød G&IF, playing the lower regional levels, SBU Series 1, as a player coach during the fall season of 1980, before being signed as a coach on 1 January 1981 for Kastrup Boldklub.[5][6][7] Nielsen aborted a managerial career after being fired by Kastrup Boldklub, and settled at Helsingborg.[8]
References
- ^ a b Danish national team profile
- ^ Haslund.info profile Archived 13 October 2010 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ a b Fussballdaten profile
- ^ Flemming Ahlberg at BK Frem
- ^ "Sporten: HGI's fodbold i gang" (in Danish). No. 106. årgang, nr. 283. Frederiksborg Amts Avis. 13 July 1980. p. 25.
- ^ "Sporten: Hillerød GI og Hundested delte" (in Danish). No. 106. årgang, nr. 315. Frederiksborg Amts Avis. 14 August 1980. p. 16.
- ^ "Sporten: 18-årige kåret som årets spiller i HGI" (in Danish). No. 107. årgang, nr. 48. Frederiksborg Amts Avis. 17 November 1980. p. 10.
- ^ "Runde tal i dag - 60 Torben Nielsen", Berlingske Tidende, 7 December 2005
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