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Kent Nielsen

1961 - Today

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Kent Nielsen (born 28 December 1961) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Silkeborg IF. He was named coach of the year by the Danish Football Association in 2014 after winning both the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup with AaB. He started his coaching career as caretaker manager of AGF, before getting his breakthrough with AC Horsens, guiding the club to promotion to the top-flight Superliga championship in 2005. He has also coached Superliga clubs Brøndby IF and OB. In his active career, Nielsen played as a centre back. He won two Danish championships and a Danish Cup trophy with Brøndby IF. He played three years in England with Aston Villa, before ending his career after winning the Danish Cup with AGF. He played 54 games and scored three goals for the Denmark national team, winning the Euro 1992 championship. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 24 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 23 in 2024). Kent Nielsen is the 305th most popular coach (down from 299th in 2024), the 626th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 608th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Danish Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Kent Nielsen ranks 305 out of 471. Before him are Matthias Jaissle, Thomas Frank, Colin Clarke, Kjetil Rekdal, Wolfgang Sidka, and Robert Moreno. After him are Valero Rivera López, Martin Reim, Bob Bradley, Alfred Schreuder, Mihai Stoichiță, and Ignacio Prieto.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Kent Nielsen ranks 450. Before him are Luis Herrera, Tak Matsumoto, Dan Marino, K.d. lang, Chris Anderson, and Niels Arden Oplev. After him are Randy Spears, Werner Kogler, Mercedes Aráoz, Maggie Wheeler, Bill English, and Armin Veh.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Kent Nielsen ranks 626 out of 1,032. Before him are Ole Rasmussen (1952), Thomas Frank (1973), Tommy Troelsen (1940), Kim Andersen (1958), Poul Ruders (1949), and Niels Arden Oplev (1961). After him are Hans-Henrik Ørsted (1954), Deepika Padukone (1986), Poul Pedersen (1932), Henrik Svensmark (1958), Søren Petersen (1894), and Brian Priske (1977).

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Among COACHES In Denmark

Among coaches born in Denmark, Kent Nielsen ranks 5. Before him are Michael Laudrup (1964), Morten Olsen (1949), John Jensen (1965), and Thomas Frank (1973). After him are Kasper Hjulmand (1972), Morten Wieghorst (1971), Johnny Mølby (1969), Per Frandsen (1970), and Mikkel Thygesen (1984).

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