Kristian Bak Nielsen

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Kristian Bak
Personal information
Full name Kristian Bak Nielsen
Date of birth October 20, 1982 (1982-10-20) (age 25)
Place of birth    Aaskov, Denmark
Height 1.82 m (5 ft 11+1⁄2 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club SC Heerenveen
Number 3
Youth clubs
Kibæk IF
Ikast FS
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
2000-2007
2007-present		 FC Midtjylland
SC Heerenveen		 138 (8)
15 (2)   
National team2
2003 Denmark U-21 1 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of 15 December 2007.
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 SC Heerenveen in the Dutch Eredivisie championship. Bak Nielsen usually plays 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.

On June 19, 2007, he signed a 4-year contract with the Dutch team SC Heerenveen.

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