Steen Nedergaard (born 25 February 1970 in

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

Denmark ) , song = ( en, "King Christian stood by the lofty mast") , song_type = National and royal anthem , image_map = EU-Denmark.svg , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Danish Realm, Kingdom of Denmark ...

) is a Danish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played in the full-back position. Nedergaard spent the larger part of his career in Denmark with

Odense BK Odense Boldklub (; also known as Odense BK or the more commonly used OB) is a Danish professional football club based in the city Odense. The club has won three Danish championships and five Danish Cup trophies. OB play in the Danish Superliga ...

. He gained 14 caps for the Danish under-21 national side, and was lauded as 1990 Danish ''under-21 Player of the Year''. In the summer of 2000, he signed a three-year contract with

Norwich City F.C. Norwich City Football Club (also known as The Canaries or The Yellows) is an English professional football club based in Norwich, Norfolk. The club competes in the EFL Championship following their relegation from the Premier League in the ...

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. His first season was wrecked by injuries, however in his second season he found good form and came second in the vote for

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. The team reached the final of the English Division One play-offs, however Nedergaard missed the play-off matches after suffering another injury. At the end of his third season in England, Nedergaard opted to return to

and signed again for Odense BK. He maintained connections with Norwich City and was instrumental in persuading compatriot

Thomas Helveg Thomas Lund Helveg (; born 24 June 1971) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back. He began and ended his career with Odense Boldklub in the Danish Superliga, with whom he won the 1989 Danish championship. The most p ...

to return to Odense in the summer of 2004. From 2005 to 2006 he was the manager of

Hvidovre IF Hvidovre Idrætsforening, more commonly known as Hvidovre IF () is a Denmark, Danish professional association football, football club based in Hvidovre. The club competes in the Danish 1st Division, the second tier of Danish football league syste ...

References

Other sources

*''Canary Citizens'' by Mark Davage, John Eastwood, Kevin Platt, published by Jarrold Publishing, (2001),

External links

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Career Information at 'Flown from the Nest' website
* 1970 births Norwich City F.C. players Danish men's footballers Denmark men's under-21 international footballers Odense Boldklub players Hvidovre IF players Living people Footballers from Aalborg Men's association football defenders Dalum IF players {{Denmark-footy-defender-stub