Sophus Nielsen
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Nielsen with Denmark at the 1912 Summer Olympics | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Sophus Erhard Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 March 1888 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 6 August 1963 (aged 75) | ||
| Place of death | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| –1898 | Concordia | ||
| 1898–1902 | Stjernen | ||
| 1902–1904 | BK Frem | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1904–1912 | BK Frem | 30 | (33) |
| 1910–1911 | Holstein Kiel | ||
| 1916–1921 | BK Frem | 107 | (92) |
| International career | |||
| 1908–1919 | Denmark | 20 | (16) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1932–1933 | Viborg FF | ||
| 1933 | Holstebro Boldklub | ||
| 1940 | Denmark | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Sophus Erhard "Krølben" Nielsen (15 March 1888 – 6 August 1963) was a Danish amateur football player and manager, and the first player in history to score ten goals in a full national team match. Nielsen scored a total 16 goals in 20 games for the Denmark national team, and won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics. He was named Denmark national team manager in 1940, and he was a pioneer in educating Danish coaches. His nickname Krølben (literally: curl-leg) is slang for him being bandy-legged.