Kristian Bak Nielsen

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Personal information
Kristian Bak
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
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 counted for the domestic league only and correct as of November 18, 2006. ² National team caps and goals correct as of October 10, 2003. * Appearances (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.