Jørgen "Benny" Nielsen (born 17 March 1951) is a Danish former football player. His position on the field was usually striker, although he also could play as midfielder. Nielsen played 28 matches for Denmark, scoring 7 goals. He made his début against Scotland in a 1–0 loss.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jørgen Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksværk, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| Team information | |||
Current team | Director of football - BK Avarta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Brederød IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1970–1971 | AB | ||
| 1971–1974 | Cercle Brugge | 79 | (21) |
| 1974–1977 | RWDM | ||
| 1977–1981 | Anderlecht | ||
| 1981–1982 | AS Saint-Étienne | ||
| International career | |||
| Denmark U-19 | 1 | (0) | |
| Denmark U-21 | 2 | (0) | |
| 1970–1980 | Denmark | 28 | (7) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2012 | Greve Fodbold | ||
| 2015– | BK Avarta (director of football)[1] | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nielsen started playing football with Brederød IF. He made his a-team début with AB. In 1971, he left Denmark for Belgium. His Belgian career took off immediately, with a hat trick in a cup match against SK Gullegem. One season later, fellow Dane Morten Olsen became Nielsen's teammate.
In 1974, Nielsen went to RWDM. The team became national champions that season. Just like with Cercle, Nielsen would also stay three seasons for the Brussels team RWDM, as he went to their main rivals Anderlecht. This was again quite a successful move, as Anderlecht won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season. In 1981, Nielsen won the national title with Anderlecht. This was also his last season in Belgium. Nielsen ended his career with French side AS Saint-Étienne.
After retiring as a player he worked as a scout for Chelsea F.C. in Denmark. He managed Greve Fodbold from March 2012 until October 2012.
Honours
editPlayer
editRWD Molenbeek
editRSC Anderlecht[5]
References
edit- ^ "Benny Nielsen ny sportschef i Avarta". bold.dk. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Les petites histoires de Rodrigo : Le RWDM champion il y a 45 ans". Archived from the original on 1 November 2020.
- ^ "Jules Pappaert Cup".
- ^ "Amsterdam Tournament". Archived from the original on 21 October 2013.
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
- ^ "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Archived from the original on 30 March 2022. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
External links
edit- Career stats Archived 3 March 2016 at the Wayback Machine
- Benny Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)
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