Benny Nielsen (footballer)

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Benny Nielsen
Full name	Benny Nielsen
Date of birth	March 17, 1951 (1951-03-17) (age 57)
Place of birth	Fredrikstad, Denmark
Playing position	forward
Youth clubs
	Brederød IF
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1971-1974 1974-1977 1977-1981 1981-1982	AB Cercle Brugge RWDM Anderlecht AS Saint-Étienne	79 (21)
National team²
1970-1982	Denmark U-19 Denmark U-21 Denmark	1 (0) 2 (0) 28 (7)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 2 February 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 2 February 2008. * Appearances (Goals)

Jørgen "Benny" Nielsen is a Danish former football player. His position on the field was usually striker, although he also could play as midfielder. Nielsen played 28 matches for Denmark, scoring 7 goals. He made his début against Scotland in a 1-0 loss.

Nielsen started playing football with Brederød IF. He made his a-team début with AB. In 1971, he left Denmark for Belgium. His Belgian career took off immediately, with a hat trick in a cup match against SK Gullegem. One season later, fellow Danishman Morten Olsen would become team mate of Nielsen.

In 1974, Nielsen went to RWDM. The team became national champions that season. Just like with Cercle, Nielsen would also stay three seasons for the Brussels team RWDM, as he went to their main rivals Anderlecht. This was again quite a successful move, as Anderlecht won the UEFA Cup Winners' Cup that season. In 1981, Nielsen won the national title with Anderlecht. This was also his last season in Belgium. Nielsen ended his career with French side AS Saint-Étienne.