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1958–1960
  
AB

Position
  
Midfielder

1951–1957
  
B 93

Height
  
1.84 m

Years
  
Team

Role
  
Football player

Playing position
  
Midfielder

Name
  
Flemming Nielsen


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Date of birth
  
(1934-02-24) 24 February 1934 (age 81)

Place of birth
  
Copenhagen, Denmark

Flemming Gert Nielsen, known simply as Flemming Nielsen, (born 24 February 1934) is a Danish former football player in the midfielder position, who won a silver medal with the Denmark national football team at the 1960 Summer Olympics. He played professionally for Atalanta BC and Greenock Morton.

Born in Copenhagen, Nielsen played as an amateur for local clubs B 93 and AB. He made his debut for the amateur-only Danish national team in June 1954, and played five games and scored two goals at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome. He played his last national team game in October 1960, having played a total 26 games and scored four goals for Denmark, before turning professional. He signed a professional contract with Italian club Atalanta BC and played three seasons in Serie A for the club. He played a total 92 games and scored eight goals for Atalanta in the Serie A, and won the 1963 Coppa Italia with the club. He then moved on Greenock Morton in Scotland in 1964. He played 29 games and scored two goals in two seasons with Greenock. In 1966, he moved back to Denmark, where he ended his career for B 93 in 1967.

After ending his active career, Nielsen was a sports journalist for Aftenbladet, Politiken, and B.T., and wrote two books about football.

References

Flemming Nielsen Wikipedia