Kristian Bak Nielsen
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Kristian Bak | ||
Personal information | ||
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Full name | Kristian Bak Nielsen | |
Date of birth | October 20, 1982 (age 24) | |
Place of birth | ?, Denmark | |
Height | 1.82 m | |
Playing position | Defender | |
Club information | ||
Current club | FC Midtjylland | |
Number | 32 | |
Youth clubs | ||
Kibæk IF Ikast FS |
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Senior clubs1 | ||
Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
2000-present | FC Midtjylland | 125 (7) |
National team2 | ||
2003 | Denmark U-21 | 1 (0) |
1 Senior club appearances and goals |
Kristian Bak Nielsen (born October 20, 1982) is a Danish professional football player, who currently plays for FC Midtjylland in the Danish Superliga championship. Bak Nielsen often plays the role of central defender, but he has a past as a striker. He has played one game for the Danish under-21 national team.
[edit] Biography
Kristian Bak Nielsen started his senior career with FC Midtjylland (FCM) in 2000. He helped FCM win the 2000 Danish 1st Division and gain promotion for the Danish Superliga. In his first years at FCM, he played as a striker, but eventually settled as a central defender.
He played all FCM's matches during the 2003-04 Superliga season, and was called up for the Danish under-21 national team in October 2003. He played a single under-21 national match, against the Bosnia & Herzegovina under-21s. He replaced Thomas Kahlenberg in the extra time of the second half, in a match which Denmark won 3-0.
He prolonged his FCM contract in November 2004, and went on to become captain of FCM during 2005. On November 20, 2006 he was called up for the Danish league national team, playing unofficial games against the United States, El Salvador and Honduras in January 2007, by national team manager Morten Olsen. He was called up for the Danish national team in March 2007.
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FC Midtjylland - Current Squad |
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1 A. Rasmussen | 2 Troest | 3 Afriyie | 4 Kjær | 6 J. J. Kristensen | 7 Madsen | 8 Røll | 9 Dadu | 11 Poulsen | 12 Mikkelsen | 13 Lawal | 16 Raška | 17 Poku | 18 Kærgård | 19 Jessen | 20 C. Olsen | 21 D. Olsen | 22 Hansen | 23 F. Kristensen | 24 Sørensen | 25 Heinze | 26 Oluwafemi | 27 Salami | 29 Reid | 30 Babatunde | 31 Lindkvist | 32 Bak Nielsen | 33 Jungbloot | 34 Sivebæk | 37 Weinkouff | Coach E. Rasmussen |