Allan Nielsen (born March 13, 1971 in Esbjerg, Denmark) is a Danish former professional football (soccer) player whose most notable period of football was four years at English club Tottenham Hotspur with whom he won the 1999 League Cup. He was also a prominent part of the Denmark national football team from 1996 to 2001, playing 44 matches and scoring 7 goals, and he competed for Denmark in the 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996), 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000. March 13 is the 72nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (73rd in leap years). ... 1971 (MCMLXXI) was a common year starting on Friday (the link is to a full 1971 calendar). ... Old watertower in Esbjerg. ... Football (soccer) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia /**/ @import /skins-1. ... Royal motto (French): Dieu et mon droit (Translated: God and my right) Englands location within the British Isles Official language English de facto Capital London de facto Largest city London Area – Total Ranked 1st UK 130,395 km² Population – Total (mid-2004) – Total (2001 Census) – Density Ranked 1st UK... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... The Football League Cup, commonly known as the League Cup, is an English football competition. ... First international Denmark 9 - 0 France B (London, England; 19 October 1908) Largest win Denmark 17 - 1 France (London, England; 22 October 1908) Worst defeat Germany 8 - 0 Denmark (Breslau, Germany; 16 May 1937) World Cup Appearances 3 (First in 1986) Best result Quarterfinals, 1998 European Championship Appearances 7 (First... The 1996 European Football Championship (or simply Euro 96) was hosted by England. ... The 1998 Football World Cup was held in France by the FIFA decision in July 1992. ... The 2000 UEFA European Championship, or Euro 2000, was the 11th edition of the UEFA European Championship, a competition between the national football teams of Europe held every four years and organised by UEFA, footballs governing body in Europe. ...

He started his career failing to break through at Bayern Munich, and eventually ended back in Denmark with Odense BK. He was then brought to FC København before moving to main rivals Brøndby IF in 1995. This move secured Brøndby a large transfer fee when, after only a season at the club, he moved to England to play for Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur, where he played nearly 100 matches before he was loaned out to Wolverhampton Wanderers for a short period of time in 2000. He moved one league down in 2000 to play for Watford FC, where he stayed for three seasons, after which he returned to Denmark for the Danish Superliga relegation battlers Herfølge Boldklub. Following a bad first half of the 2003-04 season, the coach was fired and Nielsen was promoted to player/coach, in a coaching partnership with former national team player and Esbjerg native Michael Schjønberg, and they managed to finish just above the relegation zone at the end of the season. For the next 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. Bayern Munich or FC Bayern München is a German football club based in Munich, capital of the state of Bavaria. ... Odense BK, a Danish football club from Odense. ... FC København is a Danish football team, playing in Copenhagen. ... Brøndby IF (also known as Brøndby for short) are a Danish professional football club based in the town of Brøndby, on the outskirts of Copenhagen. ... The FA Premier League (often referred to as the Barclays English Premier League for sponsorship reasons) comprises the top 20 football clubs in the league system of English football. ... Tottenham Hotspur F.C. is a North London association football team, also known by the nickname Spurs. ... Wolverhampton Wanderers F.C. is a Wolverhampton-based football club playing at Molineux. ... Watford Football Club is an English Football League team located in Watford, Hertfordshire. ... The Danish Superliga is the official Danish football championship tournament. ... The Danish Superligas results of the 2003-2004 season. ... The Danish Superligas results of the 2004-2005 season. ...

Honours

• Danish Cup: 1992-93 with Odense
• Danish Superliga: 1995-96
• Danish Player of the Year: 1996
• League Cup: 1999 with Tottenham

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External links

• Danish national team profile