Personal information | |||
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Full name | John Allan Nielsen [1] | ||
Date of birth | 8 April 1953 | ||
Place of birth | Odense, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder, libero | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1972–1979 | Odense Boldklub | ||
1979–1981 | Roda JC Kerkrade | 56 | (5) |
1981–1988 | Odense Boldklub | ||
International career | |||
1984 | Denmark | 2 | (0) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
John Allan Nielsen (born 8 April 1953) is a Danish former footballer who played as a midfielder or libero for Odense Boldklub and for Dutch club Roda JC Kerkrade. [1] He made two appearances for the Denmark national team in 1984. [2]
Nielsen made 250 appearances for Odense Boldklub scoring 20 goals. [3] With OB, he won the Danish championship twice, in 1977 and 1982, and the Danish Cup once, in 1983. [3]
In 1984, he made two appearances for the Denmark Olympic team, captaining the team in both matches. [3]
Mostly a midfielder, Nielsen was described as "reliable" and "hard-working" and with good control of the ball. [3] In his second stint with Odense Boldklub he was deployed as a libero. [3]
In 2012, on the occasion of Odense Boldklub's 125th anniversary, Nielsen was voted into the club's all-star team. [3]
Nielsen later worked as a municipal employee in Odense and was trained as a freight forwarder. [3]
Odense Boldklub [3]
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