Torben Nielsen Explained

Torben Nielsen
Fullname:Torben Nielsen
Birth Date:7 December 1945
Birth Place:Frederiksberg, Denmark
Position:Defender
Years1:1964–1972
Years2:1972–1974
Years3:1974–1976
Years4:197?–197?
Years5:1980
Clubs1:B 1903
Clubs2:1. FSV Mainz 05
Clubs3:FK Pirmasens
Clubs4:Helsingborgs IF
Clubs5:Hillerød G&IF
Caps3:76
Goals3:3
Nationalyears1:1968
Nationalyears2:1969–1972
Nationalteam1:Denmark U-21
Nationalteam2:Denmark
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalcaps2:26
Nationalgoals1:0
Nationalgoals2:0
Manageryears1:1980
Manageryears2:1981–1982
Managerclubs1:Hillerød G&IF (player coach)
Managerclubs2:Kastrup BK

Torben Nielsen (born 7 December 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. As a professional, he missed participation with Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics,[3] 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.[4] He ended his footballing career with Helsingborgs IF in Sweden. He moved to the Danish club Hillerød G&IF, playing the lower regional levels, SBU Series 1, as a player coach during the fall season of 1980, before being signed as a coach on 1 January 1981 for Kastrup Boldklub. Nielsen aborted a managerial career after being fired by Kastrup Boldklub, and settled at Helsingborg.[5]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/PlayerInfo/3326 Danish national team profile
  2. http://www.haslund.info/danmark/as/nietor.asp Haslund.info profile
  3. http://www.bkfrem.dk/default.asp?id=19&spillerid=352&todo=arkiv Flemming Ahlberg
  4. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/nielsentorben/ Fussballdaten profile
  5. "Runde tal i dag - 60 Torben Nielsen", Berlingske Tidende, 7 December 2005