Anders Nielsen (born 28 September 1986) is a

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who plays for Swedish side

Husqvarna FF Husqvarna FF is a football club in Huskvarna, Sweden. The team is sponsored by the Husqvarna AB. History Husqvarna FF was founded on 3 February 1987 following the merger of the men's association football sections of Husqvarna IF and Huskvarna S ...

Career

Nielsen has a past as a winger which is evident in his defensive game. He is quick, good on the ball and is offensively set. He played as a

centre back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

Næstved BK Næstved () is a town in the municipality of the same name, located in the southern part of the island of Zealand in Denmark. Næstved has several adult education centers, five elementary schools - and has at least one of each type of the four ...

, but was brought to AGF to play in the full back position. His debut for AGF was on his 23rd birthday, against

Esbjerg fB Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber (; commonly known as Esbjerg fB or EfB in short) is a Danish professional football club based in Esbjerg, West Jutland, that plays in the 2nd division, the third-tier of the Danish football league system. Foun ...

, which they lost 3–2. Not being able to become a regular starter for AGF in the

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, he was sent on an 11-month loan to

SønderjyskE SønderjyskE is a Danish sport corporation. They have a football team (SønderjyskE Fodbold, based in Haderslev), two handball teams (SønderjyskE Håndbold, one male based in Sønderborg, one female based in Aabenraa) and an ice hockey team (S ...

on 11 August 2010, to get his debut only three days later for the club in the Danish Superliga, playing from start at home in a 1-3 loss against

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. On 30 January 2012, Nielsen was signed by

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. It w ...

after training with the team for a month.

References

External links

AGF profileOfficial Danish Superliga player statistics
at danskfodbold.com {{DEFAULTSORT:Nielsen, Anders 1986 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Danish Superliga players Eerste Divisie players Superettan players Køge Boldklub players Næstved Boldklub players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Sønderjyske Fodbold players HB Køge players TOP Oss players FC Roskilde players Husqvarna FF players Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Men's association football defenders Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands