.JPG) 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[1] | 107 | (92[2]) |
| 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,[3] and won silver medals at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics.[4] 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.
- ^ Number of matches and goals for Frem is for 1904-1910 and 1912-1921 altogether. 125 goals is an estimate, made by BK Frem.
- ^ "Fodboldstatistik".
- ^ 17 goals, according to some reports.
- ^ "Sophus Nielsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 26 March 2021.