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Allan Nielsen

1971 - Today

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Allan Nielsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈæ.læn ˈne̝l.sn̩]; born 13 March 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. His most notable period of football was four years at English Premier League club Tottenham Hotspur with whom he won the 1999 League Cup, scoring the winning goal. He was also an integral part of the Denmark national team from 1996 to 2001, playing a total of 44 matches and scoring seven goals. He competed for Denmark in the international 1996 European Championship (Euro 1996), 1998 FIFA World Cup and Euro 2000 tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 20 different languages on Wikipedia. Allan Nielsen is the 7,763rd most popular soccer player (down from 6,333rd in 2024), the 724th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 687th in 2019) and the 99th most popular Danish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Allan Nielsen ranks 7,768 out of 21,273. Before him are Kristjan Asllani, Zdzisław Kapka, Angelo Ogbonna, Stéphane Sessègnon, Guido Rodríguez, Sergi Samper, Mario Gavranović, Håvard Flo, Daniele Rugani, Rashad Sadygov, and Takuma Takeda. After him are Masato Furukawa.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1971, Allan Nielsen ranks 568. Before him are Sophie Hannah, Reynald Pedros, Jonas Karlsson, Steffen Wesemann, Wang Yan, and Igor Kokoškov. After him are Geert De Vlieger, Francisco Lima, Akira Narahashi, Tomasz Wałdoch, Julian Cheung, and Erick Morillo.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Allan Nielsen ranks 724 out of 1,032. Before him are Simon Poulsen (1984), Tomas N'evergreen (1969), Søren Larsen (1981), Viktor Axelsen (1994), Peter Møller (1972), and Michael Maze (1981). After him are Allan Simonsen (1978), Ida Corr (1977), Andreas Cornelius (1993), René Dif (1967), Birgitte Hjort Sørensen (1982), and Lars Jacobsen (1979).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Denmark

Among soccer players born in Denmark, Allan Nielsen ranks 99. Before him are Stephan Andersen (1981), Bo Svensson (1979), Rasmus Kristensen (1997), Simon Poulsen (1984), Søren Larsen (1981), and Peter Møller (1972). After him are Andreas Cornelius (1993), Lars Jacobsen (1979), William Kvist (1985), Pernille Harder (1992), Per Frimann (1962), and Jens Stryger Larsen (1991).

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