Hans Christian Wedelsted Nielsen (May 10, 1928 - March 5, 1990) was a Danish

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 amateur association footballer, who won 25 caps for the Danish national team

Denmark national football team

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 as a defender

Defender (association football)

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 from May 1958 to June 1961, and won a silver medal

Silver medal

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 at the 1960 Summer Olympics

1960 Summer Olympics

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. Born in Odder

Odder

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, Hansen spent his club career with nearby top-flight club Aarhus Gymnastikforening (AGF).

After ending his playing career, Nielsen worked as a salesman, and was a life-long volunteer in the AGF youth department. He died on March 5, 1990, in Aarhus

Aarhus

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