John Schmidt Nielsen (born 7 April 1972) is a Danish former association football player, who played for Ikast and

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 ...

of the Danish Superliga. He moved abroad to play professionally for Southend United and Leiftur.

Club career

In summer 1996 Nielsen was signed for Southend United by player-manager Ronnie Whelan. After being allowed to join Leiftur on loan, Nielsen was handed a free transfer by Southend's subsequent manager Alvin Martin.

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.de * * * 1972 births Living people Danish men's footballers Danish expatriate men's footballers Southend United F.C. players English Football League players Expatriate men's footballers in England Expatriate men's footballers in Iceland Danish expatriate sportspeople in England Danish Superliga players Ikast FC players Viborg FF players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Aarhus Danish expatriate sportspeople in Iceland {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub