Brian Nielsen (table Tennis)
Brian Nielsen may refer to: *Brian Nielsen (boxer) (born 1965), Danish boxer *Brian Nielsen (footballer) (born 1987), Danish footballer for New York Red Bulls *Brian Steen Nielsen Brian Steen Nielsen (born 28 December 1968) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Most notably, he made 66 appearances for the Denmark national team between 1990 and 2002, scoring three goals. After hi ...

Brian Nielsen (boxer)
Brian Nielsen (born 1 April 1965) is a Danish former professional boxer. He held the IBO heavyweight title from 1996 to 1999 successfully defending it five times, including against Larry Holmes and Phil Jackson, the second highest number of defenses behind Wladimir Klitschko's record of 18. At one point of time, he equaled Rocky Marciano's record of 49 successive wins with no losses. While he never held a world title from any of the main four sanctioning bodies (WBC, IBF, WBA, WBO), he did defeat several former world champions who had, including Orlin Norris, Carlos De León, Jeff Lampkin, and Tony Tubbs. Amateur career As an amateur, Nielsen won bronze medals in the super heavyweight division at the 1991 European Championships and the 1992 Olympics in Barcelona. Brian Nielsen was sent to Svendborg, where Johnny Antonsen had arranged a match against the local hero Carsten Dahl. Nielsen easily beat Dahl, winning the bout by knockout in the second round. Dahl later got the opp ...
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Brian Nielsen (footballer)
Brian Nielsen (born February 25, 1987) is a retired Danish footballer. He has played 49 games for various Danish youth team selections, including nine matches for the Denmark national under-21 football team. Career Club Nielsen began his career in the youth ranks of small Danish clubs Hjorten IF and Herlev IF, before joining the youth ranks of Akademisk Boldklub (AB) in the second-tier Danish 1st Division. He played 28 first team games and scored two goals as a semi-professional for AB. He was sold to 1st Division rivals Vejle Boldklub in September 2005, signing a full-time professional contract, and debuted in a 3–0 victory over former club AB on September 19. In his first season with Vejle, he helped the club win the 2005-06 1st Division to gain promotion for the Danish Superliga championship. He played 23 of 33 games and scored one goal during the 2006–07 Superliga season, as the club were relegated to the 1st Division. Nielsen stayed with Vejle, and helped the team w ...
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