Jimmy Nielsen
Danish retired footballer (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Jimmy Nielsen (born 6 August 1977) is a Danish retired footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
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Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1977-08-06) 6 August 1977 (age 46) | ||
Place of birth | Aalborg, Denmark | ||
Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||
Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
Youth career | |||
1989–1992 | Norwich City | ||
B52/Aalborg FC [da] | |||
0000–1994 | AaB | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1994–1995 | Millwall | 0 | (0) |
1995–2007 | AaB | 342 | (0) |
2007–2008 | Leicester City | 0 | (0) |
2008–2010 | Vejle | 63 | (0) |
2010–2013 | Sporting Kansas City | 128 | (0) |
Total | 533 | (0) | |
International career | |||
1994–1997 | Denmark U19 | 11 | (0) |
1997–1999 | Denmark U21 | 17 | (0) |
1999–2003 | Denmark League XI | 4 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2014–2017 | Oklahoma City Energy | ||
2019 | Hartford Athletic | ||
2022 | Houston Dynamo (assistant) | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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Until June 2007, he played 398 games for Danish team AaB Fodbold. Playing every league match for AaB since 1997, Nielsen won the 1999 Danish Superliga championship with AaB. Nielsen has on occasion featured in the Danish national team setup as an unused substitute. He won the 1998 and 2004 Danish Goalkeeper of the Year award.