John Nielsen (footballer, born 1972)

John Schmidt Nielsen (born 7 April 1972) is a Danish former association football player, who played for Ikast and Viborg FF of the Danish Superliga. He moved abroad to play professionally for Southend United and Leiftur.

John Nielsen
Personal information
Full name John Schmidt Nielsen
Date of birth (1972-04-07) 7 April 1972
Place of birth Aarhus, Denmark
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfield
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1995–1996 Ikast 19 (0)
1996–1998 Southend United 29 (3)
1998Leiftur (loan) 15 (0)
1998–1999 Viborg FF 8 (0)
2000–2003 Skive IK
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

In summer 1996 Nielsen was signed for Southend United by player-manager Ronnie Whelan. After being allowed to join Leiftur on loan, Nielsen was handed a free transfer by Southend's subsequent manager Alvin Martin.[1]

References

  1. "Martin: Why I let the Iceman go". Daily Gazette (Colchester). 25 September 1998. Retrieved 29 April 2018.


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