&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:Leo_Degens_en_Kristen_Nygaard_.jpg) Nygaard in 1979 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kristen Nygaard Kristensen | ||
| Date of birth | 9 September 1949 | ||
| Place of birth | Sunds, Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Forward | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Holstebro BK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1969–1972 | IHF Aarhus | ||
| 1972–1982 | AZ Alkmaar | 363 | (104) |
| Nîmes | |||
| Uzès | |||
| Morières | |||
| International career | |||
| 1969–1970 | Denmark u-21 | 5 | (1) |
| 1970–1979 | Denmark | 36 | (11) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 1986–1987 | Nîmes | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Kristen Nygaard Kristensen (born 9 September 1949) is a Danish former professional footballer who played for Dutch team AZ Alkmaar and several French clubs. He scored 11 goals in 36 games for the Denmark national team, and represented Denmark at the 1972 Summer Olympics.