John Nielsen (born 26 March 1946) is a Danish former

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who played as a

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, finishing the top goalscorer of the 1971 and 1972 Danish football championships for B 1901. He played one game for the

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. He moved abroad to play professionally for Göztepe A.Ş. and FC Bremerhaven.

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* 1946 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Göztepe S.K. footballers Süper Lig players Expatriate men's footballers in Turkey Expatriate men's footballers in West Germany Danish expatriate sportspeople in Turkey Men's association football forwards FC Bremerhaven players Danish expatriate sportspeople in West Germany {{Denmark-footy-bio-stub