Jorgen Nielsen | |
Position: | Striker, Winger |
Years1: | 1989–1995 |
Clubs1: | Vejlby-Risskov Idrætsklub |
Years2: | 1998–2000 |
Clubs2: | Gombak United FC |
Manageryears1: | 2000–2001 |
Managerclubs1: | Gombak United FC |
Jorgen Nielsen is a Danish former footballer and coach.
A handball player in Denmark, Nielsen went to Singapore to work in the shipping trade. When Gombak United went from amateur to professional status, they immediately offered Nielsen a contract but he was uncertain and was not able to envisage success as a footballer.[1] In the end, the Dane decided to join the club and after two years there, was offered the Gombak United manager job.[1] The former striker accepted the contract,[1] overseeing the Singaporean outfit's sales, salaries, sponsorship, merchandise, expenditures, and development of a fan club-[1] quitting the position in April 2001.[2]
While playing for Gombak, Nielsen got permanent residency in Singapore, allowing them to register him as a local rather than foreign footballer[3] and recording four goals in his last season there.[4]