Kristian Bak Nielsen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 October 1982 | ||
| Place of birth | Aaskov, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.82 m (5 ft 11 1⁄2 in) | ||
| Playing position | Centre back, Right Back | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Midtjylland | ||
| Number | 32 | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Kibæk | |||
| Ikast | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 2000–2007 | Midtjylland | 138 | (8) |
| 2007–2010 | Heerenveen | 72 | (6) |
| 2010– | Midtjylland | 122 | (9) |
| National team‡ | |||
| 2003 | Denmark U21 | 1 | (0) |
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 1 August 2015. | |||
Kristian Bach Bak Nielsen (born 20 October 1982) is a Danish professional footballer who currently plays for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga. Bak Nielsen usually plays central defender, but he has a past as a striker. He has played one game for the Danish under-21 national team.
Biography
Bak Nielsen started his senior career with FC Midtjylland (FCM) in 2000. He helped FCM win the 2000 Danish 1st Division and gain promotion for the Danish Superliga. In his first years at FCM, he played as a striker, but eventually settled as a central defender.
He played all FCM's matches during the 2003–04 Superliga season, and was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in October 2003. He played a single under-21 national match, against the Bosnia & Herzegovina under-21s. He replaced Thomas Kahlenberg in the extra time of the second half, in a match which Denmark won 3–0.
He prolonged his FCM contract in November 2004, and went on to become captain of FCM during 2005. On 20 November 2006, he was called up for the Danish league national team, playing unofficial games against the United States, El Salvador and Honduras in January 2007, by national team manager Morten Olsen. He was called up for the Danish national team in March 2007.
On 19 June 2007, he signed a four-year contract with the Dutch team SC Heerenveen. He was sidelined with an ankle injury from the end of the December 2007. He made his league return in October 2008, against Ajax.
In 2010 Bak Nielsen moved back to FC Midtjylland. On May 21, 2015 he won the first national title of his career, winning the Danish Superliga after a 0-0 draw against FC Vestsjælland.[1]
Honours
SC Heerenveen
- KNVB Cup: 1
- 2009
FC Midtjylland
- Superliga: 1
- 2014/2015
References
External links
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kristian Bak Nielsen. |
- FC Midtjylland profile (Danish)
- Danish national team profile (Danish)
- Career statistics at Danmarks Radio (Danish)
- Voetbal International profile (Dutch)
| Sporting positions | ||
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| Preceded by Mikkel Thygesen |
F.C. Midtjylland captain 2011–present |
Succeeded by Incumbent |
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