- Niclas Nyhlén
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Niclas Nyhlén 
Personal information Full name Niclas Larsson-Nyhlén Date of birth March 21, 1966 Place of birth Malmö, Sweden Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) Playing position Defensive midfielder Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1984 BK Olimpik 7 (1) 1984–1985 FK Vojvodina 2 (0) 1985–1987 BK Olimpik 42 (8) 1987–1994 Malmö FF 159 (15) 1994–1995 Ayr United 2 (0) 1995–1996 Malmö FF 38 (1) 1996 Stuttgarter Kickers 12 (1) 1997 Cosenza 7 (0) 1997 Dalian Shide 1998 Halmstads BK 9 (2) 1998–1999 VfB Leipzig 32 (2) National team 1989–1990 Sweden 8 (1) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Niklas Larsson-Nyhlén , better known simply as Niclas Nyhlén or Nylen, (born March 23, 1966 in Malmö) is a retired Swedish international football player.
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Career
After some early experiences at local BK Olimpik and Yugoslav FK Vojvodina he signed in 1987 with Malmö FF, a stronghold of Swedish football. He will play almost a decade with Malmö winning 3 Swedish championships one one cup. In 1994 he had a one season spell with Scottish second league Ayr United F.C.. In 1996 he left Malmö and decide to play abroad spending first six months of the 1996-97 season playing in German 2. Bundesliga club Stuttgarter Kickers before moving to Italy to play the rest of the season with Cosenza Calcio 1914. In 1997 he accepted the challenge to join his former Malmö and national team colleague Jens Fjellström to sign with Dalian Shide F.C., named Dalian Wanda back then. After this one year Chinese adventure, he still played one season back in Sweden with Halmstads BK before retireing in 1999 playing with German lower league VfB Leipzig.[1]
National team
Niclas Nyhlén played for the Swedish national team between 1989 and 1990, having played a total of 8 matches having scored once.[2] He was member of the Swedish team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Honours
- Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan: 1987, 1988 and 1989
- Swedish Cup: 1988-89
- Dalian Shide
- Chinese Super League: 1997
- Chinese Super Cup: 1997
References
- ^ Niclas Nyhlén at Playerhistory.
- ^ Niclas Nyhlén at National-Football-Teams.com
External sources
- Profile and stats at KickersArchiv.
Sweden squad – 1990 FIFA World Cup 1 Andersson • 2 J. Eriksson • 3 Hysén (c) • 4 Larsson • 5 Ljung • 6 R. Nilsson • 7 Nyhlén • 8 Schwarz • 9 Engqvist • 10 Ingesson • 11 Jansson • 12 L. Eriksson • 13 Limpar • 14 J. Nilsson • 15 Strömberg • 16 Thern • 17 Brolin • 18 Ekström • 19 Gren • 20 Magnusson • 21 Pettersson • 22 Ravelli • Coach: Nordin
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