Flemming Gert Nielsen, known simply as Flemming Nielsen, (24 February 1934 – 16 November 2018) was a

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football player in the

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position, who won a

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with the

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at the

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. He played professionally for Italian club

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and Scottish club

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. Born in

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, Nielsen played as an amateur for local clubs B 93 and AB. He made his debut for the amateur-only Danish national team in June 1954, and played five games and scored two goals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in

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. He played his last national team game in October 1960, having played a total 26 games and scored four goals for Denmark, before turning professional. He signed a professional contract with

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club

and played three seasons in

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for the club. He played a total 92 games and scored eight goals for Atalanta in the Serie A, and won the 1963

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with the club. He then moved on

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in Scotland in 1964. He played 29 games and scored two goals in two seasons with Greenock. In 1966, he moved back to Denmark, where he ended his career for B 93 in 1967. After ending his active career, Nielsen was a sports journalist for

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, and B.T., and wrote two books about football.

Bibliography

*1986: "Fodboldkunstneren

Michael Laudrup Michael Laudrup (, born 15 June 1964) is a Danish professional football coach and former player. He is considered to be one of the greatest players of all time. He is the older brother of fellow retired footballer Brian Laudrup. During his ...

: rundt om en stjerne", Jori. *1998: "Sådan blev Superligaens førertrøje grøn : eventyret om, hvordan AB er vendt tilbage i toppen af dansk fodbold", SAV-Danmark.

References

External links

Danish national team profile

Haslund.info profile
*Mogens Jacobsen, "75 år i dag: Fokus på bolden",

, 24 February 2009. *Roberto Di Maggio
"Danish Players in Italy"

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, 2 January 2005. * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Flemming 1934 births 2018 deaths Footballers from Copenhagen Danish men's footballers Boldklubben af 1893 players Akademisk Boldklub players Atalanta BC players Serie A players Greenock Morton F.C. players Denmark men's international footballers Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Scottish Football League players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland Expatriate men's footballers in Italy Danish sports journalists Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Men's association football midfielders Danish expatriate sportspeople in Scotland Danish expatriate sportspeople in Italy