Jorgen Nielsen (football manager)

Jorgen Nielsen
Personal information
Place of birth Denmark
Playing position Striker, Winger[1]
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1989–1995 Vejlby-Risskov Idrætsklub[1]
1998–2000 Gombak United FC
Teams managed
2000–2001 Gombak United FC
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Jorgen Nielsen is a Danish former footballer and coach.

Gombak United

A handball player in Denmark, Nielsen went to Singapore to work in the shipping trade.[1] When Gombak United went from amateur to professional status, they immediately offered Nielsen a contract but he was uncertain and was not able to envisage success as a footballer.[1] In the end, the Dane decided to join the club and after two years there, was offered the Gombak United manager job.[1] The former striker accepted the contract,[1] overseeing the Singaporean outfit's sales, salaries, sponsorship, merchandise, expenditures, and development of a fan club-[1] quitting the position in April 2001.[2]

While playing for Gombak, Nielsen got permanent residency in Singapore, allowing them to register him as a local rather than foreign footballer[3] and recording four goals in his last season there.[4]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Fra hånden til foden". Jyllands-posten.dk. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "Jorgen quits as Gombak team manager". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Straits Times, 20 February 1999, Page 31". Eresources.nlb.gov.sg. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
  4. ↑ "Singapore S-League 2000 (Soccerbot)". Soccerbot.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
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