Allan Nielsen

Allan Nielsen ( born March 13, 1971 in Esbjerg ) is a former Danish football player and coach.

Career as a player

Clubs

After Nielsen a youth club in Esbjerg learned to play football at Sædding - Guldager Idrætsforening, ( s ) he moved in 1989 to the second division side Esbjerg fB. For the club, he did not even use, as he was obliged immediately after changing clubs from Bundesliga side FC Bayern Munich. In two seasons Nielsen, however, was used only once. On May 25, 1991 ( 31 Matchday) at 7-3 victory at home to Hertha BSC he came on in the 84th minute for Brian Laudrup. At the end of the season, he finished second in the championship.

For the 1991/92 season he initially signed a three year contract with the Swiss first division club FC Sion, but returned after only a month to Denmark. For Odense BK he played in two seasons, 55 first and second division matches and scored nine goals. At the end of the second season after the club had risen, he was with his team's championship runner-up and won the club trophy. The following season he moved to league rivals FC Copenhagen, with whom he won two more titles as team captain in 1995. After just one season he moved to league rivals Brøndby IF, with whom he he was named Footballer of the Year in 1996 and Danish Champion.

In 1996, he ventured to move to England for the first division Tottenham Hotspur, for whom he had completed 97 Premier League games in four years. Even with this club he won a title. In the final of the League Cup in 1999 against Leicester City, he was chosen as the scorer of the winning goal 1-0 "Man of the Match".

After disagreements with Tottenham coach George Graham, he was loaned to second division club Wolverhampton Wanderers in March 2000. At the end of the season he moved to league rivals FC Watford, for whom he completed 100 games in three years. At the end of his footballing career, he played 2003/ 04 18 times for Herfølge BK as player-coach and scored three goals.

National

On August 16, 1995, he made ​​his debut in the senior national team that won against the hosts in Yerevan Armenia 2-0. In this international with the hit to the final score in the 46th minute, he scored his first goal. He took part in the European Championships in 1996 and 2000 and at the 1998 World Cup. Nielsen is 44- times national player, the seven goals for his country ( including the interim 2-0 in the third group game of the European Championship in 1996, in a 3-0 win against the national team of Turkey and the intermediate 1-0 in the 1-1 - draw in the second group match against South Africa's national team at the 1998 World Cup ) achieved.

Career as a coach

In 2003 he returned to Denmark in order for Herfølge BK to work first as a player and assistant coach. After a bad first round head coach Johnny Petersen was released, so that Nielsen and Michael Schjønberg guided the fortunes of the club. They managed to avoid relegation and Nielsen decided to end his football career to work exclusively as a coach.

Achievements

  • English League Cup winners 1999 ( Tottenham Hotspur )
  • Danish Champion 1996 ( with Brøndby IF)
  • Danish Cup Winner 1993 ( with Odense BK ), 1995 ( with FC Copenhagen)
  • Danish Super Cup winner 1995 ( with FC Copenhagen)
  • DFB - Supercup winner 1990 ( with FC Bayern Munich; without insert)

Awards

  • Footballer of the Year in Denmark 1996

Others

Since August 2011, Nielsen is married showjumper Tina Lund, a year later their son was born.

Nielsen already has three children.

Odense Boldklub Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. Watford F.C. 1996–97 FA Premier League Leicester City F.C. Football League First Division
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