Benny Nielsen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jørgen Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 17 March 1951 | ||
| Place of birth | Frederiksværk, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | forward | ||
| Club information | |||
Current team | Director of football - BK Avarta | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 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] | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
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.
Nielsen started playing football with . 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[]
- ^ "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".
- ^ "Jules Pappaert Cup".
- ^ "Amsterdam Tournament".
- ^ "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
- ^ "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".
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