Hans Christian Wedelsted Nielsen (10 May 1928 – 5 March 1990) was a

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amateur

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defender. He played 25 matches for the Danish national team from May 1958 to June 1961, and won a

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at the

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Odder Odder is a town in Jutland, Denmark. The town is the seat of Odder municipality, and is the biggest town in the municipality. It is located 20 km south of Aarhus and 16 km south-east of Skanderborg. Odder is part of Business Region Aarhus, and t ...

, Hansen started his career at

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but would spend most of his career with nearby top-flight club

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(AGF). After ending his playing career, Nielsen worked as a salesman, and was a lifelong volunteer in the AGF youth department."Navne – Fodboldspilleren – Hans Chr. Nielsen",

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, 8 March 1990 He died on 5 March 1990 in

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.Hans Christian Nielsen
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1928 births 1990 deaths People from Odder Municipality Danish men's footballers Denmark men's international footballers Odder IGF players Aarhus Gymnastikforening players Footballers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic footballers for Denmark Olympic silver medalists for Denmark Olympic medalists in football Medalists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Men's association football defenders Footballers from the Central Denmark Region {{denmark-footy-defender-stub