Marc Nygaard
Encyclopedia
Marc Stephen Griffith Nygaard (born 1 September 1976) is a Danish
professional footballer who plays for Helmond Sport
as a striker.
. However, Nygaard only stayed with Maastricht one year before moving back to the Eredivisie
in 1998 now playing for Roda JC. Nygaard stayed in Dutch football until 2003.
He was then signed by the Italian serie A
side Brescia Calcio
.
Nygaard made 72 appearances in all competitions during his two-and-a-half year spell in W12, scoring 14 goals.
, against Brøndby IF
.
However due to an injury Nygaard found himself sidelined. Nygaard returned to the squad soon after and was in the starting line against AGF. Nygaard scored his first goal in this match. He scored two goals and the game ended 4–1.
Nygaard continued what was by his standards the best form of his career, scoring two goals in the same match. This time it was on 4 May against Esbjerg fB
. However Randers FC failed to win the match and the game ended 3–2 to Esbjerg. Nygaard scored again on 7 May against FC Midtjylland
. He scored from 25 yards with a well placed kick at the right side of the goal. Marc Nygaard had now scored in three successive matches. RFC however failed to maintain the lead and lost the match 2–1.
Nygaard ended his first campaign with Randers FC in great style. Randers met Brøndby IF in their final game of the season. After numerous chances, Nygaard succeeded in getting a penalty for his site. Nygaard himself took the penalty and scored the first goal. Nygaards team mate Søren Berg scored the final goal and Randers won the game 2–1. Nygaard ended his first campaign at Randers with nine league appearances and six goals.
Following the new campaign Nygaard found himself side lined in the first match against AGF due to yellow cards from the previous season. However Nygaard returned in the next match against FC Copenhagen. He scored his first goal in the 2008–09 season against FC Nordsjælland
in the final minutes. The game ended 1–1. Nygaard scored the equalizer against Esbjerg on penalty the game ended 1–1. After the goal Nygaard was forced to leave the field due to an injury in his leg. However the injury was not as serious as feared. Following Nygaard success at club level he was on 31 October called in for the national team. After Rangers skipper Ralf Pedersen
had left the club to join Viborg FF
Nygaard was selected as the new team captain.
Although he failed to impress in the second tier of English football, Nygaard had great personal success following the first half of the 2008–09 season. He managed to score in seven successive matches thereby becoming top scorer along with OB striker Djiby Fall.
Nygaard finished the season with a record of 26 matches played and 16 goals scored. Nygaard won the topscorer-prize beating his nearest rivals with one goal.
His contract with Rangers expired on July 1, 2010, and he became a free agent
. In August 2010 he signed with German 3rd Liga
club SpVgg Unterhaching
.
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...
professional footballer who plays for Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport
Helmond Sport is a Dutch football club, playing in the Dutch Eerste Divisie and located in Helmond, Noord-Brabant. The club was founded on July 27, 1967, as a breakaway from the local professional club Helmondia '55, which had gone bankrupt.-History:...
as a striker.
Club career
Marc Nygaard started his professional career in SC Heerenveen in 1995. He stayed with Heerenveen until 1997. He was then signed by MVV MaastrichtMVV Maastricht
MVV Maastricht is a Dutch professional football club from the city of Maastricht, founded on April 2, 1902...
. However, Nygaard only stayed with Maastricht one year before moving back to the Eredivisie
Eredivisie
The Eredivisie is the highest football league in the Netherlands. The league was founded in 1956 two years after the start of professional football in the Netherlands. It is currently ranked the ninth best league in Europe by UEFA....
in 1998 now playing for Roda JC. Nygaard stayed in Dutch football until 2003.
He was then signed by the Italian serie A
Serie A
Serie A , now called Serie A TIM due to sponsorship by Telecom Italia, is a professional league competition for football clubs located at the top of the Italian football league system and has been operating for over eighty years since 1929. It had been organized by Lega Calcio until 2010, but a new...
side Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio
Brescia Calcio , known simply as Brescia, is the largest football club in the Lombard city of Brescia, where it was founded in 1911.In the 2009–10 season, in the return leg of the Serie B playoff final, they defeated Torino 2-1 at home , returning to Serie A after a 5-year absence...
.
Queens Park Rangers
Nygaard joined Rangers from Italian side Brescia on free transfer in July 2005.Nygaard made 72 appearances in all competitions during his two-and-a-half year spell in W12, scoring 14 goals.
Rangers FC
Nygaard made his first appearance for Rangers in the quarter finals, of the danish cupDanish Cup
The Danish Cup is the official "knockout" cup competition in Danish football, run by the Danish Football Association. The cup has been contested annually since 1955...
, against Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF
Brøndby IF is a Danish professional football club based in Brøndbyvester, Brøndby, on the western outskirts of Copenhagen and is the biggest football club in Denmark with almost 2000 members. The club is also known as Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening, or Brøndby and BIF for short...
.
However due to an injury Nygaard found himself sidelined. Nygaard returned to the squad soon after and was in the starting line against AGF. Nygaard scored his first goal in this match. He scored two goals and the game ended 4–1.
Nygaard continued what was by his standards the best form of his career, scoring two goals in the same match. This time it was on 4 May against Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg fB
Esbjerg forenede Boldklubber also referred to as Esbjerg fB or simply EfB is a professional Danish football club from the port city of Esbjerg in West Jutland. The club was formed in 1924, as a merger between Esbjerg Boldklub af 1898 and Esbjerg Amatørklub af 1911. The club has training facilities...
. However Randers FC failed to win the match and the game ended 3–2 to Esbjerg. Nygaard scored again on 7 May against FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland
FC Midtjylland is a professional Danish football team from Herning and Ikast. The team is a result of a merger between Ikast FS and Herning Fremad...
. He scored from 25 yards with a well placed kick at the right side of the goal. Marc Nygaard had now scored in three successive matches. RFC however failed to maintain the lead and lost the match 2–1.
Nygaard ended his first campaign with Randers FC in great style. Randers met Brøndby IF in their final game of the season. After numerous chances, Nygaard succeeded in getting a penalty for his site. Nygaard himself took the penalty and scored the first goal. Nygaards team mate Søren Berg scored the final goal and Randers won the game 2–1. Nygaard ended his first campaign at Randers with nine league appearances and six goals.
Following the new campaign Nygaard found himself side lined in the first match against AGF due to yellow cards from the previous season. However Nygaard returned in the next match against FC Copenhagen. He scored his first goal in the 2008–09 season against FC Nordsjælland
FC Nordsjælland
Football Club Nordsjælland is a professional Danish football team from the North Zealand town of Farum, Denmark. Founded as Farum Boldklub from the merger of the town's two football clubs Farum IK and Stavnsholt BK in 1991, the club changed its name to F.C...
in the final minutes. The game ended 1–1. Nygaard scored the equalizer against Esbjerg on penalty the game ended 1–1. After the goal Nygaard was forced to leave the field due to an injury in his leg. However the injury was not as serious as feared. Following Nygaard success at club level he was on 31 October called in for the national team. After Rangers skipper Ralf Pedersen
Ralf Pedersen
Ralf Pedersen is a Danish professional football defender, who currently plays for the Danish 1st Division side Viborg FF. He is the current vice- captain of his team. Although not the fastest defender he is very experienced. 1...
had left the club to join Viborg FF
Viborg FF
Viborg FF is a Danish professional football club located in Viborg. The full name of the club is Viborg Fodsports Forening , but the name is frequently abbreviated as Viborg FF or VFF. The club was founded in 1896, but would have to wait more than a century before winning its only countrywide...
Nygaard was selected as the new team captain.
Although he failed to impress in the second tier of English football, Nygaard had great personal success following the first half of the 2008–09 season. He managed to score in seven successive matches thereby becoming top scorer along with OB striker Djiby Fall.
Nygaard finished the season with a record of 26 matches played and 16 goals scored. Nygaard won the topscorer-prize beating his nearest rivals with one goal.
His contract with Rangers expired on July 1, 2010, and he became a free agent
Free agent
In professional sports, a free agent is a player whose contract with a team has expired and who is thus eligible to sign with another club or franchise....
. In August 2010 he signed with German 3rd Liga
3rd Liga
The 3rd Liga is the third division of football in Germany. The league started with the beginning of the 2008–09 season, when it replaced the Regionalliga as the third tier football league in Germany. In the German football league system, it is positioned between the 2...
club SpVgg Unterhaching
SpVgg Unterhaching
Spielvereinigung Unterhaching is a German sports club in Unterhaching, a semi-rural municipality on the southern outskirts of the Bavarian capital Munich....
.