Anders Nielsen (born 6 December 1970) is a Danish former footballer who played as a forward. He has played for a number of clubs in Belgian football. He was most recently assistant manager of Antwerp.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 6 December 1970 | ||
| Place of birth | Nakskov, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1986–1990 | Købelev IF | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1989–1991 | Nakskov BK | ||
| 1991–1993 | Helsingør IF | ||
| 1993–1994 | Hellerup IK | ||
| 1994–1996 | Sint Truiden | 55 | (18) |
| 1996–1997 | Club Brugge | 15 | (5) |
| 1997–2002 | Gent | 103 | (29) |
| 2001 | → AC Omonia (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2002 | → AGF (loan) | 10 | (2) |
| 2002–2003 | Antwerp | 28 | (1) |
| 2003–2004 | Heusden-Zolder | ||
| 2004–2005 | Red Star Waasland | ||
| 2005–2007 | JV De Pinte | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009–2011 | OB (youth) | ||
| 2011–2015 | Marienlyst | ||
| 2016–2017 | Vejle Boldklub (youth) | ||
| 2017–2019 | Dalum | ||
| 2019–2020 | Otterup B&IK | ||
| 2021–2022 | Antwerp (assistant) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
editHe started his career as an amateur with Denmark Series club Nakskov BK and Danish 2nd Division teams Helsingør IF and Hellerup IK.[1]
Belgium
editIn 1994, he moved abroad to play professionally for K. Sint-Truidense V.V., Club Brugge K.V., K.A.A. Gent, Royal Antwerp FC, K. Beringen-Heusden-Zolder, K.V. Red Star Waasland, and JV De Pinte in Belgium. While at Gent, he underwent loan deals at AC Omonia, winning the 2000–01 Cypriot First Division championship,[2] and AGF in Denmark.[3]
He ended his active career in 2007.
International career
editHe played one unofficial national team match in 1996.
Management career
editIn 2009, he became part-time youth coach at Odense Boldklub. At the same time he started as sales consultant at BK Marienlyst. In 2011, he was named new full-time manager of BK Marienlyst.[4] He stepped down following the 2014-15 season.[5]
In 2015 he took a hiatus from football, but returned in 2016 as youth coach of Vejle Boldklub.[6] In the summer of 2017 he became new manager of Dalum IF in the Danish 2nd Divisions.[7]
Honours
editClub
editAC Omonia
References
edit- ^ http://www.aarhus.dk/vis_artikel.asp?ArticleId=1987 [permanent dead link]
- ^ "Χένινγκ Μπεργκ, ο 5ος Σκανδιναβός της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ". www.omonoianews.com (in Greek). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
- ^ "www.agffodbold.dk". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
- ^ "News – LigaBold.dk". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
- ^ "Vest-duks mister succestræner til sommer". April 2015.
- ^ "Anders Nielsen ansat i Vejle". 10 August 2016.
- ^ "Dalum skifter cheftræner". 29 May 2017.
External links
edit- AndersNielsen.be at the Wayback Machine (archived 15 August 2009)
- Anders Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Anders Nielsen official Danish Superliga statistics at danskfodbold.com (in Danish)
- Anders Nielsen at WorldFootball.net
- Profile - FC Antwerp