Benny Nielsen (footballer)

Football player infobox
playername= Benny Nielsen
fullname = Benny Nielsen
nickname =


dateofbirth = birth date and age|1951|3|17
cityofbirth = Fredrikstad
countryofbirth = Denmark
height =
currentclub =
clubnumber =
position = forward
youthyears =
youthclubs = Brederød IF
years =
1971-1974
1974-1977
1977-1981
1981-1982
clubs = AB
Cercle Brugge
RWDM
Anderlecht
AS Saint-Étienne
caps(goals) =
79 (21)
nationalyears =
1970-1982
nationalteam = Denmark U-19
Denmark U-21
Denmark
nationalcaps(goals) = 1 (0)
2 (0)
28 (7)
pcupdate = 2 February 2008
ntupdate = 2 February 2008

Jørgen "Benny" Nielsen is a Danish former football player. His position on the field was usually striker, although he also could play as midfielder. Nielsen played 28 matches for Denmark, scoring 7 goals. He made his début against Scotland in a 1-0 loss.

Nielsen started playing football with Brederød IF. He made his a-team début with AB. In 1971, he left Denmark for Belgium. His Belgian career took off immediately, with a hat trick in a cup match against SK Gullegem. One season later, fellow Danishman Morten Olsen would become team mate of Nielsen.

In 1974, Nielsen went to RWDM. The team became national champions that season. Just like with Cercle, Nielsen would also stay three seasons for the Brussels team RWDM, as he went to their main rivals Anderlecht. This was again quite a successful move, as Anderlecht won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season. In 1981, Nielsen won the national title with Anderlecht. This was also his last season in Belgium. Nielsen ended his career with French side AS Saint-Étienne.

External links

* [http://www.cerclemuseum.be Cerclemuseum.be] nl icon