Hans Christian Nielsen Explained

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]

References

  1. Web site: Hans Christian Nielsen . Olympedia . 10 December 2021.
  2. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/3020 Danish national team profile
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063427/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/hans-christian-nielsen-2.html Hans Christian Nielsen
  4. "Navne – Fodboldspilleren – Hans Chr. Nielsen", Berlingske Tidende, 8 March 1990
  5. http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/hanpau.asp Hans Christian Nielsen