Leif Nielsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leif Bernhard Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1967 | BK Frem | 164 | (0) |
| 1968 | Houston Stars | 30 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | Greenock Morton | 54 | (0) |
| Total | 248 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1963 | Denmark U21 | 1[1] | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Denmark | 28 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Hero | |||
| 1978–1979 | Brønshøj | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leif Bernhard Nielsen (born 28 May 1942) is a Danish former football goalkeeper, who was named the 1966 Danish Player of the Year. He played 28 games for the Denmark national football team,[1] and participated in the 1964 European Championship. He played for BK Frem in Denmark. In 1968, he played for the Houston Stars of the North American Soccer League before finishing his career with Scottish club Greenock Morton.
Honours
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Players profile, DBU.dk, Retrieved 24. May 2013, Danish
External links
[edit]- Leif Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Boldklubben Frem profile (in Danish)
- Houston Stars stats
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- Danish men's footballers
- Denmark men's under-21 international footballers
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- Houston Stars players
- 1964 European Nations' Cup players
- Scottish Football League players
- North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players
- Danish expatriate men's footballers
- Expatriate men's footballers in Scotland
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- Men's association football goalkeepers
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