Jørgen Nielsen
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Jørgen Tofte Nielsen is a Danish former football
goalkeeper.
Nielsen signed for Liverpool
from Danish 2nd Division side Noc Heatin FC 1997 and was at Anfield
for five years, but he left in 2002 having never playing a competitive game for the club. However, his shirt did taste Premier League action, against Everton
on 27 September 1999. In the 77th minute of the game, goalkeeper Sander Westerveld
and Everton striker Francis Jeffers
got into a fight and both were sent off, but due to Liverpool having used all of their substitutions, left back Steve Staunton
borrowed Nielsen's shirt and filled in as goalkeeper for the remainder of the match.
Nielsen retired from playing in September 2007 in order to concentrate on his political science
university degree. In March 2008 he made his comeback.
Football (soccer)
Association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, is a sport played between two teams of eleven players with a spherical ball...
goalkeeper.
Nielsen signed for Liverpool
Liverpool F.C.
Liverpool Football Club is an English Premier League football club based in Liverpool, Merseyside. Liverpool has won eighteen League titles, second most in English football, seven FA Cups and a record seven League Cups...
from Danish 2nd Division side Noc Heatin FC 1997 and was at Anfield
Anfield
Anfield is an association football stadium in the district of Anfield, Liverpool, England, with a seating capacity of 45,522. It has been the home of Liverpool F.C. since their formation in 1892 and was originally the home of Everton F.C. from 1884 to 1892, before they moved to Goodison Park...
for five years, but he left in 2002 having never playing a competitive game for the club. However, his shirt did taste Premier League action, against Everton
Everton F.C.
Everton Football Club are an English professional association football club from the city of Liverpool. The club competes in the Premier League, the highest level of English football...
on 27 September 1999. In the 77th minute of the game, goalkeeper Sander Westerveld
Sander Westerveld
Sander Westerveld is a Dutch professional football goalkeeper. He left Sparta Rotterdam at the end of the 2007–08 Eredivisie season to play for Monza, and is currently playing for South African Premier Soccer League club Ajax Cape Town....
and Everton striker Francis Jeffers
Francis Jeffers
Francis Jeffers is an English football striker who currently plays for Newcastle United Jets in the A-League. In his career Jeffers has played for Barclays Premier League teams Everton and Arsenal...
got into a fight and both were sent off, but due to Liverpool having used all of their substitutions, left back Steve Staunton
Steve Staunton
Stephen "Steve" Staunton is an Irish association football manager and former professional footballer, who was most recently manager of Darlington...
borrowed Nielsen's shirt and filled in as goalkeeper for the remainder of the match.
Nielsen retired from playing in September 2007 in order to concentrate on his political science
Political science
Political Science is a social science discipline concerned with the study of the state, government and politics. Aristotle defined it as the study of the state. It deals extensively with the theory and practice of politics, and the analysis of political systems and political behavior...
university degree. In March 2008 he made his comeback.
Honours
Individual- Det Gyldne BurDet Gyldne BurDet Gyldne Bur is an award given to the best goalkeeper in Danish football each year. The winner is found by votes among the goalkeepers in the two top divisions of Danish football; the Danish Superliga and Danish 1st Division. The award has been handed out by Danish sports paper TIPS-Bladet since...
(Goalkeeper of the Year in the Danish Leagues): 1996 - His legendary shirt is now owned by JerichoJerichoJericho ; is a city located near the Jordan River in the West Bank of the Palestinian territories. It is the capital of the Jericho Governorate and has a population of more than 20,000. Situated well below sea level on an east-west route north of the Dead Sea, Jericho is the lowest permanently...
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