Benny Nielsen (footballer)

Jørgen "Benny" Nielsen (born 17 March 1951) 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.

Benny Nielsen
Personal information
Full name Jørgen Nielsen
Date of birth (1951-03-17) 17 March 1951
Place of birth Frederiksværk, Denmark
Position(s) forward
Club information
Current team
 Director of football - BK Avarta
Youth career
Brederød IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1970–1971 AB
1971–1974 Cercle Brugge 79 (21)
1974–1977 RWDM
1977–1981 Anderlecht
1981–1982 AS Saint-Étienne
National team
Denmark U-19 1 (0)
Denmark U-21 2 (0)
1970–1982 Denmark 28 (7)
Teams managed
2012 Greve Fodbold
2015– BK Avarta (director of football)[1]
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

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 Dane Morten Olsen became Nielsen's teammate.

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.

After retiring as a player he worked as a scout for Chelsea F.C. in Denmark. He managed Greve Fodbold from March 2012 until October 2012.

Honours

RWD Molenbeek
RSC Anderlecht[5]

References
  1. "Benny Nielsen ny sportschef i Avarta". bold.dk. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  2. "Les petites histoires de Rodrigo : Le RWDM champion il y a 45 ans".
  3. "Jules Pappaert Cup".
  4. "Amsterdam Tournament".
  5. "RSC Anderlecht | Palmares".
  6. "Tournois de Paris : une compétition opposant 4 clubs" (in French). Retrieved 8 November 2020.
  7. "Nationale Trofee voor Sportverdienste".


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