Torkil Nielsen

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Personal information
Torkil Nielsen
Date of birth	January 26, 1964 (1964-01-26) (age 44)
Place of birth	Sandavágur, Faroe Islands
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	retired
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1990 1992 1995-1997	SÍF Sandavágur SÍF FS Vágar	? (9) 18 (5) 42 (12)
National team²
1988-1993	Faroe Islands	18 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 21 October 2007. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 21 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Torkil Nielsen (born 26 January 1964) is a former Faroese football midfielder. He is also one of the Faroe Islands' best chess players.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 International goals
4 External links
5 References

[edit] Club career

He played most of his career at SÍF Sandavágur and after they merged with MB Miðvágur for then newly-formed FS Vágar.

[edit] International career

Nielsen made his debut in an August 1988 friendly match against Iceland, the country's first FIFA-recognized match. He claimed his place in football history for his goal in the 1990 shock defeat of Austria, which was the Faroe Islands' first competitive match. His final match was a June 1993 World Cup qualifying match against Czechoslovakia. He earned 18 caps, scoring 2 goals. ^[1]

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	14 April 1989	Gundadalur, Tórshavn, Faroe Islands	Canada	1-0	1-0	Friendly
2	12 September 1990	Idrottsparken, Landskrona, Sweden	Austria	1-0	1-0	Euro 1992 Qualifying