Jørgen Nielsen

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Jørgen Nielsen
Personal information
Full name	Jørgen Tofte Nielsen
Date of birth	May 6, 1971 (1971-05-06) (age 37)
Place of birth	Nykøbing Falster, Denmark
Height	1.86 m
Playing position	Goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Boldklubben Frem
Number	1
Youth clubs
1975-1986	Nakskov Boldklub
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1986-1990 1991-1993 1993-1994 1994-1995 1995-1996 1997-2002 1998 1999 2002-2003 2003 2003-2007 2008-	Nakskov Boldklub Helsingør IF Næstved IF Ølstykke FC Hvidovre IF Liverpool F.C. →Ikast fS (loan) →Wolverhampton Wanderers (loan) Farum BK HIK Boldklubben Frem Boldklubben Frem	030 (0) 046 (0) 001 (0) 060 (0) 035 (0) 000 (0) 009 (0) 000 (0) 016 (0) 001 (0) 127 (0) 000 (0)
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Jørgen Tofte Nielsen (born May 6, 1971 in Nykøbing Falster, Denmark) is a Danish football goalkeeper who currently plays for Boldklubben Frem in the Danish 1st Division.

Nielsen signed for Liverpool in 1997 and was at Anfield for five years, but he left in 2002 having never playing a competitive game for the club. However, his shirt did taste Premier League action, against Everton on 27 September 1999. In the 77th minute of the game, goalkeeper Sander Westerveld and Everton striker Francis Jeffers got into a fight and both were sent off, but due to Liverpool having used all of their substitutions, left back Steve Staunton borrowed Nielsen's shirt and filled in as goalkeeper for the remainder of the match.

Nielsen retired from playing in September 2007 in order to concentrate on his political science university degree. In March 2008 he made his comeback.

[edit] Honours

Individual

• Det Gyldne Bur (Goalkeeper of the Year in the Danish Leagues): 1996

[edit] External links

• Danish national team profile
• (Danish) Boldklubben Frem profile
• Liverpool FC profile
• Profile at LFCHistory.net

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