David Nielsen

Quick Facts

Full Name	David Nielsen
Occupation	Soccer Player
Date Of Birth	Dec 1, 1976(1976-12-01)
Age	48
Birthplace	Skagen
Country	Denmark
Birth City	North Jutland
Horoscope	Sagittarius

David Nielsen Biography

David Nielsen is one of the most popular and richest Soccer Player who was born on December 1, 1976 in Skagen, North Jutland, Denmark. Danish ex-footballer who was awarded the FC Copenhagen Player of the Year in 1999. He was later promoted to manager of clubs such as Nest-Sotra as well as Stromsgodset IF.

He was the manager of He has managed Martin Odegaard at Stromsgodset IF. at Stromsgodset IF.

Born in Skagen, Nielsen started playing youth football in Skagen IK and Frederikshavn fI. He scored 17 goals in 24 matches for the Danish under-16 and under-17 national teams. He received offers from English club Tottenham Hotspur and Bayern Munich in Germany, but decided to stay in Denmark, as he was brought to OB in the top-flight Danish Superliga in May 1993, 16 years old. Here he became known for his elaborate goal celebration, a round off stretch jump with a backtuck.

He was loaned out to Lyngby FC in January 1996, where he got his national breakthrough with 10 goals in 13 league games. When his Odense contract ran out in the Summer 1996, he moved abroad to play for Fortuna Düsseldorf in the Bundesliga championship. He did not find playing success with the club, and after half a year in Germany, Nielsen moved back to Denmark to play for F.C. Copenhagen in a DEM 600,000 transfer deal in February 1997. He played three and a half years at F.C. Copenhagen, with whom he won the 1997 Danish Cup. He was club top goalscorer in 1998, 1999 and 2000, and was elected 1999 F.C. Copenhagen Player of the Year.

He was married to a lady known as Tenna.

David Nielsen Net Worth

David Nielsen is one of the richest Soccer Player from Denmark. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, David Nielsen 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He played soccer as a kid in Skagen from 1982 until 1992.

He has spoken out about his gambling habit. in his autobiography, the author confessed that he had thrown a soccer game with FC Copenhagen while playing for Aab Fodbold.

David Jean Nielsen (born 1 December 1976) is a Danish former professional footballer and manager of Danish Superliga team AGF Aarhus.

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He signed with Superliga club Aalborg BK (AaB), where he rediscovered his goalscoring ability. Following a training ground bust-up with teammate Allan Gaarde in February 2005, David Nielsen was fired by the club. Within days, he was hired by league rivals FC Midtjylland, to replace Egyptian striker Mohamed Zidan. He was let go by FCM in May 2006, and he moved abroad to play for Norwegian club IK Start. He became an immediate hit scoring seven goals in 21 matches, but left the club during the reign of manager Stig Inge Bjørnebye. On 20 July 2007, he signed a three-year contract with the Danish Superliga side OB. On 26 March he went on a loan deal with the Norwegian club Strømsgodset Toppfotball, for the rest of 2008.

Facts & Trivia

David Ranked on the list of most popular Soccer Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Denmark. David Nielsen celebrates birthday on December 1 of every year.

Nielsen has attracted controversy at various times in his career for falling into serious gambling debt, assaulting a teammate and then, in November 2008, admitting matchfixing in a Danish game played in 2004.

Top Facts about David Nielsen

1. David Nielsen is a former Danish professional footballer.
2. He was born on December 1, 1976 in Aalborg, Denmark.
3. Nielsen played as a striker for several clubs including FC Copenhagen and Borussia Mönchengladbach.
4. He earned 21 caps and scored six goals for the Danish national team.
5. Nielsen retired from playing in 2010 and became a manager.
6. His first managerial job was with Lyngby BK in Denmark’s second division.
7. In 2018, he led AGF Aarhus to their first Danish Cup win in 27 years.
8. Nielsen has also managed Swedish club Hammarby IF and Norwegian club Stabæk Fotball.
9. As of August 2021, he is the head coach of Randers FC in Denmark’s top division.
10. Nielsen is known for his passionate and energetic coaching style.