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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.

Benny Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Jørgen Nielsen
Date of birth	(1951-03-17) 17 March 1951 (age 71)
Place of birth	Frederiksværk, Denmark
Position(s)	forward
Club 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
National team
	Denmark U-19	1	(0)
	Denmark U-21	2	(0)
1970–1982	Denmark	28	(7)
Teams managed
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

Player

RWD Molenbeek

• Belgian First Division: 1974–75[2]
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1975[3]
• Amsterdam Tournament: 1975[4]

RSC Anderlecht[5]

• Belgian First Division: 1980–81
• European Cup Winners' Cup: 1977–78 (winners)
• European Super Cup: 1978
• Tournoi de Paris: 1977[6]
• Jules Pappaert Cup: 1977
• Belgian Sports Merit Award: 1978[7]

References

External links

• Career stats
• Danish national team profile
• Cerclemuseum.be (in Dutch)

На других языках

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- [en] Benny Nielsen (footballer, born 17 March 1951)

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[fr] Benny Nielsen

Jørgen « Benny » Nielsen, né le 17 mars 1951 à Frederiksværk, est un joueur de football international danois, qui évoluait comme milieu de terrain. Il joue la majeure partie de sa carrière dans le championnat belge, où il remporte plusieurs trophées. Il est également sélectionné 28 fois en équipe nationale danoise, et inscrit 7 buts[1]. Il prend sa retraite sportive en 1982.

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[it] Benny Nielsen (calciatore)

Jørgen "Benny" Nielsen (Frederiksværk, 17 marzo 1951) è un ex calciatore danese, di ruolo attaccante.

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