Leif Nielsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Leif Bernhard Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 May 1942 | ||
| Place of birth | Copenhagen, Denmark | ||
| Date of death | 11 June 2026 (aged 84) | ||
| Place of death | Skovlunde, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1967 | BK Frem | 164 | (0) |
| 1968 | Houston Stars | 30 | (0) |
| 1969–1971 | Greenock Morton | 54 | (0) |
| Total | 248 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1960 | Denmark U19 | 2 | (0) |
| 1963 | Denmark U21 | 1[1] | (0) |
| 1964–1967 | Denmark | 28 [1] | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Hero | |||
| 1978–1979 | Brønshøj | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Leif Bernhard Nielsen (28 May 1942 – 11 June 2026) was a Danish footballer. He played as a goalkeeper for the Denmark national team, and played for them at the 1964 European Nations' Cup. He was known as one of the best BK Frem players of all time.[2]
Nielsen died on 11 June 2026, aged 84. Near the end of his life, he suffered from dementia, and spent the last nine months of his life in a care home in Skovlunde.[2]
Honours
- Danish Player of the Year: 1966
References
- 1 2 Players profile, DBU.dk, Retrieved 24. May 2013, Danish
- 1 2 En af Frems allerstørste spillere er gået bort, BK Frem (11 June 2026). Retrieved 13 June 2026. (in Danish)
Other websites
- Leif Nielsen at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Boldklubben Frem profile Archived 2012-05-28 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)
- Houston Stars stats
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