Niclas Nyhlén
Niclas Larsson-Nyhlén, better known simply as Niclas Nyhlén or Nylen, (born 23 March 1966 in Malmö) is a retired Swedish international football player.
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Niclas Larsson-Nyhlén | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984 | BK Olympic | 7 | (1) |
| 1984–1985 | FK Vojvodina | 2 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | BK Olympic | 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 Wanda FC | 15 | (2) |
| 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 | |||
Career
After some early experiences at local BK Olympic and Yugoslav FK Vojvodina he signed in 1987 with Malmö FF, a stronghold of Swedish football. He played almost a decade with Malmö winning three Swedish championships and 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 Wanda FC. After this one year Chinese adventure, he still played one season back in Sweden with Halmstads BK before retiring in 1999 playing with German lower league VfB Leipzig.[1]
In 1990, he changed his name to Nylén, before that he was known as Niclas Larsson.[1]
National team
Nyhlén played for the Swedish national team between 1989 and 1990, having played a total of eight 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
- Svenska Cupen: 1988–89
- Dalian Wanda FC
- Jia A: 1997
- Chinese Super Cup: 1997
References
- "Niclas Nyhlén". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- "Niclas Nyhlén". National-Football-Teams.com.
External links
- Profile and stats at KickersArchiv.de (in German)
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| Preceded by Torbjörn Persson |
Malmö FF Captain 1996 |
Succeeded by Jonnie Fedel |
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