John Nielsen (footballer, born 1972)

John Nielsen
Personal information
Full name	John Schmidt Nielsen
Date of birth	7 April 1972 (age 52)
Place of birth	Aarhus, Denmark
Height	1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfield
Senior career*
Years	Team
1995–1996	Ikast
1996–1998	Southend United
1998	→ Leiftur (loan)
1998–1999	Viborg FF
2000–2003	Skive IK
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Schmidt Nielsen (born 7 April 1972) is a Danish former association football player, who played for Ikast and Viborg FF of the Danish Superliga. He moved abroad to play professionally for Southend United and Leiftur.^[1]

Club career

In summer 1996 Nielsen was signed for Southend United by player-manager Ronnie Whelan. After being allowed to join Leiftur on loan, Nielsen was handed a free transfer by Southend's subsequent manager Alvin Martin.^[2]

References

^ "John Nielsen recalls spell with Southend United and memorable win against Bolton Wanderers". echo-news.co.uk.
^ "Martin: Why I let the Iceman go". Daily Gazette (Colchester). 25 September 1998. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

External links

Profile at Bild.de (in German)
John Nielsen at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
John Nielsen at Soccerbase
"John Nielsen". Barry Hugman's Footballers.

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[1] "John Nielsen recalls spell with Southend United and memorable win against Bolton Wanderers". echo-news.co.uk.

[2] "Martin: Why I let the Iceman go". Daily Gazette (Colchester). 25 September 1998. Retrieved 29 April 2018.

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