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| Full name | Brian Steen Nielsen | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1968 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Youth career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Vejle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career* | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1988–1992 | Vejle | 92 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1992–1993 | OB | 44 | (6) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993–1995 | Fenerbahçe | 50 | (4) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1995–1996 | OB | 29 | (2) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1996 | Urawa Red Diamonds | 6 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1997–1998 | OB | 41 | (1) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 1998–2001 | AB | 84 | (10) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2001–2002 | Malmö FF | 29 | (0) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002–2004 | AGF | 65 | (5) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Total | 440 | (30) | |||||||||||||||||||||
| International career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1990–2002 | Denmark | 66 | (3) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Managerial career | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005 | AGF (caretaker) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Brian Steen Nielsen (born 28 December 1968) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. During his 16-year professional career, he had three stints at Odense Boldklub, and also played abroad for football clubs in Turkey, Japan and Sweden.
Steen Nielsen also made 66 appearances for the Denmark national team between 1990 and 2002, scoring three goals. After his retirement from his active career, he worked as the director of football at former club AGF until 2014.