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Kent Nielsen
Nielsen managing AaB in 2011
Personal information
Date of birth (1961-12-28) 28 December 1961 (age 62)
Place of birth Frederiksberg, Denmark
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Centre back
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1986 Brønshøj 230 (34)
1987 Brøndby 91 (7)
1989–1991 Aston Villa 79 (4)
1992–1994 AGF 62 (7)
Total 462 (52)
International career
1979–1980 Denmark u19 9 (0)
1983–1985 Denmark u21 11 (1)
1983–1992 Denmark 54 (3)
Managerial career
2000–2001 AGF Aarhus (assistant)
2001–2008 Horsens
2009–2010 Brøndby
2010–2015 AaB
2015–2018 OB
2019– Silkeborg
Medal record
Men's football
Representing Kent Nielsen Denmark
UEFA European Championship
Winner 1992 Sweden
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kent Nielsen (born 28 December 1961) is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Silkeborg IF. He was named coach of the year by the Danish Football Association in 2014 after winning both the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup with AaB. He started his coaching career as caretaker manager of AGF, before getting his breakthrough with AC Horsens, guiding the club to promotion to the top-flight Superliga championship in 2005. He has also coached Superliga clubs Brøndby IF and OB.

In his active career, Nielsen played as a centre back. He won two Danish championships and a Danish Cup trophy with Brøndby IF. He played three years in England with Aston Villa, before ending his career after winning the Danish Cup with AGF. He played 54 games and scored three goals for the Denmark national team, winning the Euro 1992 championship.

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