Jørgen_Nielsen_(footballer,_born_1971)
Jørgen Nielsen (footballer, born 1971)
Danish footballer
Jørgen Tofte Nielsen (born 6 May 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jørgen Tofte Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | (1971-05-06) 6 May 1971 (age 52) | ||
| Place of birth | Nykøbing Falster, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1975–1986 | Nakskov Boldklub | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986–1990 | Nakskov Boldklub | 30 | (0) |
| 1991–1993 | Helsingør IF | 46 | (0) |
| 1993–1994 | Næstved | 1 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Ølstykke FC | 60 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Hvidovre IF | 35 | (0) |
| 1997–2002 | Liverpool | 0 | (0) |
| 1998 | → Ikast FS (loan) | 9 | (0) |
| 1999 | → Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) | 0 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Farum BK | 16 | (0) |
| 2003 | Hellerup | 1 | (0) |
| 2003–2007 | Frem | 127 | (0) |
| 2008 | Frem | 14 | (0) |
| Total | 340 | (0) | |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Nielsen was born in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark. He signed for Liverpool in 1997 and was at Anfield for five years, but he left in 2002 having never playing a competitive game for the club. However, his shirt did taste Premier League action, against Everton on 27 September 1999. In the 77th minute of the game, goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and Everton striker Francis Jeffers got into a fight and both were sent off, but due to Liverpool having used all of their substitutions, left back Steve Staunton borrowed Nielsen's shirt and filled in as goalkeeper for the remainder of the match.
Nielsen retired from playing in September 2007 in order to concentrate on his political science university degree. In March 2008 he made his comeback.
Individual
- Det Gyldne Bur (Goalkeeper of the Year in the Danish Leagues): 1996
- "Jørgen Nielsen: Profile". worldfootball.net. HEIM:SPIEL. Retrieved 17 August 2022.
- Jørgen Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- (in Danish) Boldklubben Frem profile
- Liverpool FC profile
- Profile at LFCHistory.net
- Jørgen Nielsen – UEFA competition record (archive)
