Vilhelm Munk Nielsen (born 30 December 1955) is a Danish former
footballer
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who played as a
forward
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Forward may also refer to:
People
* Forward (surname)
Sports
* Forward (association football)
* Forward (basketball), including:
** Point forward
** Power forward (basketball)
** Sm ...
for
OB. He played five games for the
Denmark national football team
The Denmark men's national football team ( da, Danmarks herre-fodboldlandshold or ''herrelandsholdet'') represents Denmark in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing bo ...
.
Club career
A key player for
OB during almost a decade, Munk Nielsen stands third on the all-time top goalscorer list for the club with 102 goals in 239 appearances. After his career in OB, he played several years for
Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub (OKS) before retiring.
International career
Munk Nielsen gained his first international cap for
Denmark
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on 12 August 1981 in a 2–1 win over
Finland
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.
He made a total of five appearances for the national team.
References
External links
Danish national team profile*
1955 births
Living people
Men's association football forwards
Danish men's footballers
Danish Superliga players
Odense Boldklub players
Odense Kammeraternes Sportsklub players
Denmark men's international footballers
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