Personal information | |||
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Full name | Leif Bernhard Nielsen | ||
Date of birth | 28 May 1942 | ||
Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1961–1967 | BK Frem | 164 | (0) |
1968 | Houston Stars | 30 | (0) |
1969–1971 | Greenock Morton | 54 | (0) |
Total | 248 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1960 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
1963 | Denmark U21 | 1 [1] | (0) |
1964–1967 | Denmark | 28 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
Hero | |||
1978–1979 | Brønshøj | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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