Torkil Nielsen

Football player infobox
playername= Torkil Nielsen
fullname =
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1964|01|26
cityofbirth = Sandavágur
countryofbirth = Faroe Islands
height =
currentclub = retired
clubnumber =
position = midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =
years = 1990 1992 1995-1997
clubs = SÍF Sandavágur SÍF FS Vágar
caps(goals) = ? (9) 18 (5) 42 (12)
nationalyears = 1988-1993
nationalteam = flagicon|Faroe Islands Faroe Islands
nationalcaps(goals) = 18 (2)
pcupdate = 21 October 2007
ntupdate = 21 October 2007

Torkil Nielsen (born 26 January, 1964) is a former Faroese football midfielder. He is also one of the Faroe Islands' best chess players.

Club career

He played most of his career at SÍF Sandavágur and after they merged with MB Miðvágur for then newly-formed FS Vágar.

International career

Nielsen made his debut in an August 1988 friendly match against Iceland, the country's first FIFA-recognized match. He claimed his place in football history for his goal in the 1990 shock defeat of Austria, which was the Faroe Islands' first competitive match.His final match was a June 1993 World Cup qualifying match against Czechoslovakia. He earned 18 caps, scoring 2 goals. [ [http://www.rsssf.com/miscellaneous/far-recintlp.html Faroe Islands - Record International Players] - RSSSF]

International goals

:"Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first."

Chess career

During and after his football career, Torkil Nielsen played professional chess with the chess club Sandavágs talvfelag.

External links

* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GueLDYPe050&mode=related&search= Goal and other highlights against Austria in 1990]
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References