Theresa Nielsen

Theresa Nielsen
Personal information
Full nameTheresa Nielsen
Date of birth20 July 1986
Place of birthDenmark
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Playing positionRight back
Club information
Current team
Brøndby IF
Number8
Youth career
Rikken
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
–2002Hvidovre IF
2003–2008Ballerup-Skovlunde Fodbold
2009–Brøndby IF87(13)
National team‡
2008–Denmark62(3)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 15:02, 9 September 2012 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 12:39, 28 July 2013 (UTC)

Theresa Nielsen (born 20 July 1986) is a Danish football defender who plays for Brøndby IF in Denmark's Elitedivisionen. Since 2008, she has been a member of the senior Danish national team.

Club career

Nielsen began playing football with Rikken, a club based in Valby.[1]

In 2012, Nielsen was named Denmark's Female Footballer of the Year after helping Brøndby to a league and cup double.[2]

International career

At the girl's football tournament at the 2003 European Youth Olympic Festival, Nielsen scored in the final as Denmark beat Switzerland on penalties after a 1–1 draw at Stade Sébastien Charléty in Paris.[3]

Nielsen made her senior international debut for Denmark in March 2008, substituting in for Johanna Rasmussen 73 minutes into a 1–0 win over Germany at the 2008 Algarve Cup.[4]

She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's Denmark squad for UEFA Women's Euro 2013.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Rikken-pige årets fodboldspiller" (in Danish). Valby Bladet. 13 November 2012. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Weber, Lennart (3 May 2013). "Theresa har stamplads på landsholdet" (in Danish). Fagligt Fælles Forbund. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  3. ↑ Garin, Erik (9 October 2005). "European Youth Olympic Days (EYOD)". Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  4. ↑ "Danmark – Tyskland 1 – 0" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. 5 March 2008. Retrieved 1 June 2013.
  5. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 14 July 2013.

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