Jakob Glerup Nielsen (born 20 April 1975) is a former

Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish ance ...

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

midfielder, who played for

Viborg FF Viborg Fodsports Forening ("Viborg Footsport Association"), or Viborg F.F. and VFF for short, is a Danish professional football club based in Viborg. The club was founded in 1896 and waited more than a century before winning its only national ...

his entire career. During his time in Viborg FF, he was known for his hard-working attitude, but hardly ever scoring goals. When eventually scoring a goal he always celebrated it with high levels of enthusiasm. He retired in the summer of 2010 at the age of 35. The last season of his career his club Viborg FF played in the

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(second best league).

Honours

;Viborg FF * Danish Cup ** 1999–2000 *

Danish Super Cup The Danish Super Cup was played for by the Danish League champions and the Danish Cup Winners. Winners *1994 : Brøndby IF 4-0 Silkeborg IF *1995 : F.C. Copenhagen 2-1 Aalborg BK *1996 : Brøndby IF 4-0 Aarhus Gymnastik Forenin ...

** 2000

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* * Living people 1975 births Danish men's footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Men's association football midfielders Aalborg Chang players Viborg FF players People from Køge Municipality Footballers from Region Zealand {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub