Torben Nielsen

Torben Nielsen (born December 7, 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. Nielsen aborted a managerial career after being fired by Kastrup Boldklub, and settled at Helsingborg.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 Danish national team profile
  2. ↑ Haslund.info profile
  3. 1 2 Fussballdaten profile
  4. ↑ Flemming Ahlberg at BK Frem
  5. ↑ "Runde tal i dag - 60 Torben Nielsen", Berlingske Tidende, December 7, 2005


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