Anders Nielsen (footballer, born 1970)

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.

Anders Nielsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1970-12-06) 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)
2001AC Omonia (loan) 10 (2)
2002AGF (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

He started his career as an amateur with Denmark Series club Nakskov BK and Danish 2nd Division teams Helsingør IF and Hellerup IK.[1]

Belgium

In 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

He played one unofficial national team match in 1996.

Management career

In 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

Club

AC Omonia

References

  1. http://www.aarhus.dk/vis_artikel.asp?ArticleId=1987
  2. "Χένινγκ Μπεργκ, ο 5ος Σκανδιναβός της ΟΜΟΝΟΙΑΣ". www.omonoianews.com (in Greek). 13 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2020.
  3. "www.agffodbold.dk". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19. Retrieved 2010-04-25.
  4. "News – LigaBold.dk". Archived from the original on 2016-10-01. Retrieved 2013-06-11.
  5. "Vest-duks mister succestræner til sommer". April 2015.
  6. "Anders Nielsen ansat i Vejle". 10 August 2016.
  7. "Dalum skifter cheftræner". 29 May 2017.
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