Per Nielsen

Per Nielsen
Personal information
Full name Per Lundgren Nielsen
Date of birth (1973-10-15) 15 October 1973
Place of birth Århus, Denmark
Height 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s) Defender
Youth career
1979–1993 Brøndby IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1993–2008 Brøndby IF 394 (23)
International career
1993 Denmark U-19 1 (0)
1994–1996 Denmark U-21 19 (2)
2002–2006 Denmark 10 (0)
Managerial career
2008–2010 Brøndby IF (youth)
2011–2014 Hvidovre IF
2015– Brøndby IF (women)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Per Lundgren Nielsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈpʰɛɐ̯ ˈne̝lsn̩]; born 15 October 1973) is a Danish former professional footballer who played in the central defense of Brøndby IF in the Danish Superliga for his entire club career. With Brøndby, Nielsen won five Danish championships and three Danish Cups since his senior debut in 1993. He played 547 official games for Brøndby IF and scored 26 goals, and from 2002 to 2008 he was named team captain. He played 10 matches for the Denmark national football team and is noted for 19 matches for the national under-21 team from 1994 to 1996. Following his retirement, he has worked as first as an assistant coach, later as head coach. Since 2015 he has been coaching Brøndby's women's team.