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{{Short description|Danish footballer (born 1971)}} |
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| name = Allan Nielsen |
| name = Allan Nielsen |
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| fullname = Allan Nielsen |
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| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} |
| height = {{height|ft=5|in=8}} |
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| birth_date |
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1971|3|13}} |
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| birth_place = [[Esbjerg]], |
| birth_place = [[Esbjerg]], Denmark |
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| position = [[Midfielder]] |
| position = [[Midfielder]] |
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| youthyears1 = |
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| youthclubs1 = SGI |
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| youthyears2 = 1989 |
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| youthclubs2 = [[Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg]] |
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| years1 = 1989–1991 |
| years1 = 1989–1991 |
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| clubs1 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |
| clubs1 = [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] |
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| caps1 |
| caps1 = 1 |
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| goals1 = 0 |
| goals1 = 0 |
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| years2 = 1991 |
| years2 = 1991 |
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| clubs2 = [[FC Sion]] |
| clubs2 = [[FCSion|Sion]] |
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| caps2 |
| caps2 = 0 |
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| goals2 = 0 |
| goals2 = 0 |
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| years3 = 1991–1993 |
| years3 = 1991–1993 |
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| clubs3 = [[Odense Boldklub|Odense |
| clubs3 = [[Odense Boldklub|Odense]] |
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| caps3 |
| caps3 = 55 |
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| goals3 = 9 |
| goals3 = 9 |
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| years4 = 1994–1995 |
| years4 = 1994–1995 |
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| clubs4 = [[F.C. Copenhagen| |
| clubs4 = [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] |
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| caps4 |
| caps4 = 26 |
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| goals4 = 3 |
| goals4 = 3 |
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| years5 = 1995–1996 |
| years5 = 1995–1996 |
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| clubs5 = [[Brøndby IF]] |
| clubs5 = [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] |
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| caps5 |
| caps5 = 42 |
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| goals5 = 11 |
| goals5 = 11 |
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| years6 = 1996–2000 |
| years6 = 1996–2000 |
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| clubs6 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] |
| clubs6 = [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] |
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| caps6 |
| caps6 = 97 |
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| goals6 = 12 |
| goals6 = 12 |
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| years7 = 2000 |
| years7 = 2000 |
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| clubs7 = → [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (loan) |
| clubs7 = → [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] (loan) |
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| caps7 |
| caps7 = 7 |
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| goals7 = 2 |
| goals7 = 2 |
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| years8 = 2000–2003 |
| years8 = 2000–2003 |
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| clubs8 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] |
| clubs8 = [[Watford F.C.|Watford]] |
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| caps8 |
| caps8 = 100 |
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| goals8 = 19 |
| goals8 = 19 |
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| years9 = 2003–2004 |
| years9 = 2003–2004 |
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| clubs9 = [[Herfølge Boldklub|Herfølge |
| clubs9 = [[Herfølge Boldklub|Herfølge]] |
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| caps9 |
| caps9 = 18 |
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| goals9 = 3 |
| goals9 = 3 |
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| totalcaps = 346 |
| totalcaps = 346 |
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| totalgoals = 59 |
| totalgoals = 59 |
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| nationalyears1 = 1995–2002 |
| nationalyears1 = 1995–2002 |
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| nationalteam1 |
| nationalteam1 = [[Denmark national football team|Denmark]] |
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| nationalcaps1 |
| nationalcaps1 = 44 |
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| nationalgoals1 = 7 |
| nationalgoals1 = 7 |
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| manageryears1 |
| manageryears1 = 2003–2004 |
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| managerclubs1 |
| managerclubs1 = [[Herfølge Boldklub|Herfølge]] (assistant) |
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| manageryears2 = 2004–2005 |
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| managerclubs2 = [[Herfølge Boldklub|Herfølge]] |
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'''Allan Nielsen''' (born 13 March 1971) is a Danish former professional [[ |
'''Allan Nielsen''' (born 13 March 1971) is a Danish former professional [[association football|footballer]] who played as a [[midfielder]]. His most notable period of football was four years at [[Premier League|English Premier League]] club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]] with whom he won the [[1999 Football League Cup Final|1999 League Cup]], scoring the winning goal. |
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He was also an integral part of the [[Denmark national football team]] from 1996 to 2001, playing a total of 44 matches and scoring seven goals. He competed for Denmark in the international [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996 European Championship]] (Euro 1996), [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] tournaments. |
He was also an integral part of the [[Denmark national football team|Denmark national team]] from 1996 to 2001, playing a total of 44 matches and scoring seven goals. He competed for Denmark in the international [[UEFA Euro 1996|1996 European Championship]] (Euro 1996), [[1998 FIFA World Cup]] and [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]] tournaments. |
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==Career== |
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Nielsen was born in [[Esbjerg]], |
Nielsen was born in [[Esbjerg]], Denmark. Having never played a senior match for [[Esbjerg fB|Esbjerg]], whom he joined from the academy of Sædding-Guldager Idrætsforening (SGI),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sørensen |first1=Jesper |title=Fire på stribe: Lokal klub er mester i at lave VM-stjerner |url=https://www.tvsyd.dk/vm-i-fodbold-2018/fire-pa-stribe-lokal-klub-er-mester-i-lave-vm-stjerner |work=TV SYD |date=29 June 2018 |language=da}}</ref> he moved abroad in 1989 to play for German [[Bundesliga]] team [[FC Bayern Munich|Bayern Munich]] at the age of 18. In his three years at the club, he played only six minutes in a single game in May 1991, as he came on as a substitute in a 7–3 win against [[Hertha BSC]]. Failing to break through at Bayern Munich, he left the club in the summer 1991. Nielsen initially signed a three-year contract with [[FCSion|Sion]] in June 1991, but he never played a game for the club. He swiftly moved back to Denmark, to play with [[Odense Boldklub|OB]] in the [[Danish Superliga]] championship, where he debuted in September 1991. |
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At Odense, he was a part of the team that won the 1993 [[Danish Cup]] and he was then brought to league rivals [[F.C. Copenhagen| |
At Odense, he was a part of the team that won the 1993 [[Danish Cup]] and he was then brought to league rivals [[F.C. Copenhagen|Copenhagen]] in 1994. He played a single season for the club, where he was [[Captain (association football)|team captain]], before he moved to main rivals [[Brøndby IF|Brøndby]] in 1995. In his year at Brøndby, the club won the [[1995–96 Danish Superliga]] championship, and Nielsen was named the Brøndby ''1995 Player of the Year''. He was called up for the Danish national team under national manager [[Richard Møller Nielsen]]. Nielsen made his debut against [[Armenia national football team|Armenia]] on 16 August 1995. He came on as a substitute and following 45 seconds on the pitch, he scored the second goal in Denmark's 2–0 win. He was called up to represent Denmark at the [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro '96]] tournament hosted by England, where he scored one goal in his only match, the 3–0 win against [[Turkey national football team|Turkey]]. |
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After Euro 1996, Brøndby received a [[transfer fee]] of [[Pound (currency)|£]]1.65 million, when Nielsen moved to England to play for [[ |
After Euro 1996, Brøndby received a [[transfer fee]] of [[Pound (currency)|£]]1.65 million, when Nielsen moved to England to play for [[Premier League]] club [[Tottenham Hotspur F.C.|Tottenham Hotspur]]. He played nearly 100 league matches for Tottenham, and he was a pivotal player when the club won the [[1999 Football League Cup Final|1999 League Cup]]. In the final minute, he scored a diving header to give Tottenham a 1–0 win against [[Leicester City F.C.|Leicester City]], and Nielsen was subsequently honoured as "[[Man of the Match]]".<ref>{{cite news |title= Sport: Football Nielsen nicks it for Spurs |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/300408.stm | date = 22 March 1999 | access-date = 28 January 2019 | website = BBC News}}</ref> Following controversies with Tottenham manager [[George Graham (footballer, born 1944)|George Graham]], Nielsen moved down a league in March 2000, when he was [[loan (football)|loaned out]] to [[Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C.|Wolverhampton Wanderers]] in the [[Football League First Division|English First Division]] in a three-month deal. During his time at Tottenham, he represented the Danish national team in five games at the [[1998 FIFA World Cup]], scoring a single goal against [[South Africa national football team|South Africa]], as well as in two games at the Euro 2000 tournament. |
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He permanently moved away from Tottenham after [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], in July 2000, to play for English First Division team [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]. He was signed by Watford manager [[Graham Taylor (footballer)|Graham Taylor]] for £2. |
He permanently moved away from Tottenham after [[UEFA Euro 2000|Euro 2000]], in July 2000, to play for English First Division team [[Watford F.C.|Watford]]. He was signed by Watford manager [[Graham Taylor (footballer)|Graham Taylor]] for £2.5 million, which at the time was the highest fee the club had ever paid for a player. After three seasons at the club, Nielsen returned to Denmark in 2003 for Superliga [[relegation]] battlers [[Herfølge Boldklub|Herfølge]] in a role as player/assistant coach. Following a bad first half of the [[2003–04 Danish Superliga|2003–04 season]], head coach [[Johnny Petersen]] was fired and Nielsen was promoted to player/coach, in a coaching partnership with former national team player and Esbjerg native [[Michael Schjønberg]]. They managed to finish just above the relegation zone at the end of the season. For the subsequent [[2004–05 Danish Superliga|2004–05 season]], Nielsen decided to focus exclusively on coaching, but to no avail as Herfølge was relegated, and he announced his coaching days were over. |
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On 20 August 2011, Nielsen married equestrian [[Tina Lund]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Schiødt |first1=Peter |title=Bryllup: Så fik Tina Lund sin Allan - TV 2 |url=https://underholdning.tv2.dk/2011-08-20-bryllup-saa-fik-tina-lund-sin-allan |work=underholdning.tv2.dk |date=20 August 2011 |language=da-DK}}</ref> The couple moved to [[Dubai]] in 2013, but returned to Denmark in 2021.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Lagerstorf |first1=Nicklas Erik |title=Slut med Dubai: Tina Lund og Allan Nielsen flytter hjem til Danmark |url=https://www.seoghoer.dk/reality/slut-med-dubai-tina-lund-og-allan-nielsen-flytter-hjem-til-danmark |website=SE og HØR |date=19 August 2021 |language=da}}</ref> |
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Today he works as coach at Viborg Sports College. |
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During the [[COVID-19 pandemic]], Nielsen drew controversy for spreading [[COVID-19 misinformation|misinformation regarding COVID-19]] and [[COVID-19 vaccine misinformation and hesitancy|its vaccines]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Aagaard |first1=Mads |last2=Olrik |first2=Anna |title=Shitstorm {{!}} Allan Nielsen og det vilde internet, Jens Rohdes ungdom og Nyt fra provinsen {{!}} DR LYD |url=https://www.dr.dk/lyd/p1/shitstorm/shitstorm-2020-08-29 |work=DR |date=29 August 2020 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Antonsen |first1=Iben Bjørgulf |title=Jeg mødte toppen af den danske konspirationsbevægelse. Og fandt ud af, hvorfor den er klar til at indtage gaderne |url=https://www.zetland.dk/historie/s8aL16KM-aOPVzZzY-9ddcf |website=Zetland |language=da |date=2 September 2020}}</ref> |
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==Street Football== |
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Nielsen has bought the rights for the Monta brand in Denmark and arranges Street Football events. |
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==Career statistics== |
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==International goals== |
===International goals=== |
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| align="center"|1 || 16 August 1995 || [[Yerevan]], Armenia || {{fb|ARM}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 2|Euro 1996 qualification]] |
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| align="center"|2 || 19 June 1996 || [[Sheffield]], England || {{fb|TUR}} || align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|3–0 || [[1996 UEFA European Football Championship|Euro 1996]] |
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| align="center"|3 || 1 September 1996 || [[Ljubljana]], Slovenia || {{fb|SVN}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)#UEFA Group 1|1998 World Cup qualification]] |
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| align="center"|4 || rowspan="2"|30 April 1997 || rowspan="2"|[[Copenhagen]], Denmark || rowspan="2"|{{fb|SVN}} || align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" style="text-align:center"|4–0 || rowspan="2"| 1998 World Cup qualification |
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| align="center"|5 || align="center"|4–0 |
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| 6 || 18 June 1998 || [[Toulouse]], [[France]] || {{fb|RSA}} || 1–0 || 1–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] |
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| align="center"|6 || 18 June 1998 || [[Toulouse]], France || {{fb|RSA}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–1 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998 World Cup]] |
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⚫ | | align="center"|7 || 4 September 1999 || Copenhagen, Denmark || {{fb|SUI}} || align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–1 || [[2000 UEFA European Football Championship qualifying#Group 1|Euro 2000 qualification]] |
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==Honours== |
==Honours== |
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'''Odense''' |
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*[[Danish Cup]]: 1992–93 with Odense |
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*[[Danish Cup]]: 1992–93 |
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*[[Football League Cup|League Cup]]: [[1999 Football League Cup Final|1999]] with Tottenham |
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'''Brøndby''' |
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*[[Danish Superliga]]: 1995–96 |
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'''Tottenham Hotspur''' |
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<ref name=watfordtransfer>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_div_1/885686.stm|title=Watford 1–0 Barnsley|publisher=BBC Sport|accessdate=4 September 2010|date=19 August 2000}}</ref> |
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*[[Football League Cup]]: [[1998–99 Football League Cup|1998–99]]<ref>{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/sport/football/300408.stm |title=Nielsen nicks it for Spurs |website=BBC Sport |date=22 March 1999 |access-date=30 March 2024}}</ref> |
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'''Individual''' |
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==External links== |
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* [http://www.dbu.dk/landshold/landsholdsdatabasen/LBasePlayerInfo.aspx?playerId=1560 Danish national team profile] {{da icon}} |
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* [http://www.brondby.com/player.asp?sid=62&id=33 Brøndby IF partial statistics] {{da icon}} |
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Date of birth | (1971-03-13) 13 March 1971 (age 53) | ||
Place of birth | Esbjerg, Denmark | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
Youth career | |||
SGI | |||
1989 | Esbjerg | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1991 | Bayern Munich | 1 | (0) |
1991 | Sion | 0 | (0) |
1991–1993 | Odense | 55 | (9) |
1994–1995 | Copenhagen | 26 | (3) |
1995–1996 | Brøndby | 42 | (11) |
1996–2000 | Tottenham Hotspur | 97 | (12) |
2000 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 7 | (2) |
2000–2003 | Watford | 100 | (19) |
2003–2004 | Herfølge | 18 | (3) |
Total | 346 | (59) | |
International career | |||
1995–2002 | Denmark | 44 | (7) |
Managerial career | |||
2003–2004 | Herfølge (assistant) | ||
2004–2005 | Herfølge | ||
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Allan Nielsen (born 13 March 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His most notable period of football was four years at English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur with whom he won the 1999 League Cup, scoring the winning goal.
He was also an integral part of the Denmark national team from 1996 to 2001, playing a total of 44 matches and scoring seven goals. He competed for Denmark in the international 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996), 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 tournaments.
Nielsen was born in Esbjerg, Denmark. Having never played a senior match for Esbjerg, whom he joined from the academy of Sædding-Guldager Idrætsforening (SGI),[1] he moved abroad in 1989 to play for German Bundesliga team Bayern Munich at the age of 18. In his three years at the club, he played only six minutes in a single game in May 1991, as he came on as a substitute in a 7–3 win against Hertha BSC. Failing to break through at Bayern Munich, he left the club in the summer 1991. Nielsen initially signed a three-year contract with Sion in June 1991, but he never played a game for the club. He swiftly moved back to Denmark, to play with OB in the Danish Superliga championship, where he debuted in September 1991.
At Odense, he was a part of the team that won the 1993 Danish Cup and he was then brought to league rivals Copenhagen in 1994. He played a single season for the club, where he was team captain, before he moved to main rivals Brøndby in 1995. In his year at Brøndby, the club won the 1995–96 Danish Superliga championship, and Nielsen was named the Brøndby 1995 Player of the Year. He was called up for the Danish national team under national manager Richard Møller Nielsen. Nielsen made his debut against Armenia on 16 August 1995. He came on as a substitute and following 45 seconds on the pitch, he scored the second goal in Denmark's 2–0 win. He was called up to represent Denmark at the Euro '96 tournament hosted by England, where he scored one goal in his only match, the 3–0 win against Turkey.
After Euro 1996, Brøndby received a transfer feeof£1.65 million, when Nielsen moved to England to play for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur. He played nearly 100 league matches for Tottenham, and he was a pivotal player when the club won the 1999 League Cup. In the final minute, he scored a diving header to give Tottenham a 1–0 win against Leicester City, and Nielsen was subsequently honoured as "Man of the Match".[2] Following controversies with Tottenham manager George Graham, Nielsen moved down a league in March 2000, when he was loaned outtoWolverhampton Wanderers in the English First Division in a three-month deal. During his time at Tottenham, he represented the Danish national team in five games at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, scoring a single goal against South Africa, as well as in two games at the Euro 2000 tournament.
He permanently moved away from Tottenham after Euro 2000, in July 2000, to play for English First Division team Watford. He was signed by Watford manager Graham Taylor for £2.5 million, which at the time was the highest fee the club had ever paid for a player. After three seasons at the club, Nielsen returned to Denmark in 2003 for Superliga relegation battlers Herfølge in a role as player/assistant coach. Following a bad first half of the 2003–04 season, head coach Johnny Petersen was fired and Nielsen was promoted to player/coach, in a coaching partnership with former national team player and Esbjerg native Michael Schjønberg. They managed to finish just above the relegation zone at the end of the season. For the subsequent 2004–05 season, Nielsen decided to focus exclusively on coaching, but to no avail as Herfølge was relegated, and he announced his coaching days were over.
On 20 August 2011, Nielsen married equestrian Tina Lund.[3] The couple moved to Dubai in 2013, but returned to Denmark in 2021.[4]
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Nielsen drew controversy for spreading misinformation regarding COVID-19 and its vaccines.[5][6]
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1 | 16 August 1995 | Yerevan, Armenia | ![]() |
2–0 | 2–0 | Euro 1996 qualification |
2 | 19 June 1996 | Sheffield, England | ![]() |
2–0 | 3–0 | Euro 1996 |
3 | 1 September 1996 | Ljubljana, Slovenia | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–0 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
4 | 30 April 1997 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 4–0 | 1998 World Cup qualification |
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6 | 18 June 1998 | Toulouse, France | ![]() |
1–0 | 1–1 | 1998 World Cup |
7 | 4 September 1999 | Copenhagen, Denmark | ![]() |
1–0 | 2–1 | Euro 2000 qualification |
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