Birth Date: | 10 May 1928 |
Birth Place: | Odder, Denmark |
Death Date: | 5 March 1990 (aged 61) |
Death Place: | Aarhus, Denmark |
Height: | 186 cm |
Weight: | 83 kg |
Sport: | Association football |
Club: | AGF, Århus |
Hans Christian Wedelsted Nielsen (10 May 1928 – 5 March 1990) was a Danish amateur association football defender.[1] He played 25 matches for the Danish national team from May 1958 to June 1961, and won a silver medal at the 1960 Summer Olympics.[2] Born in Odder, Hansen started his career at Odder IGF but would spend most of his career with nearby top-flight club Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF).[3]
After ending his playing career, Nielsen worked as a salesman, and was a lifelong volunteer in the AGF youth department.[4] He died on 5 March 1990 in Aarhus.[5]