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Poul Nielsen

Personal information

Full name

Niels Poul Nielsen

Date of birth

(1891-12-25)25 December 1891

Place of birth

Copenhagen, Denmark

Date of death

9 August 1962(1962-08-09) (aged 70)

Place of death

Copenhagen, Denmark

Position(s)

Striker

Youth career

0000–1907

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

Senior career*

Years

Team

Apps

(Gls)

1907–1927

Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

201

(276)

International career

1910–1925

Denmark

(52)

Medal record

Men's Football

	1912 Stockholm	Team competition

*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niels Poul "Tist" Nielsen (25 December 1891 – 9 August 1962) was a Danish footballer who is the joint all-time top goalscorer for the Denmark national team with 52 goals in 38 matches.

Nielsen won a silver medal with the national team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He played his career as a striker for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, with whom he won six Danish football championships.

Biography

As a young boy, Nielsen would sneak in to watch football games without paying, thus becoming a gratist (free rider), abbreviated to "Tist". Born in Copenhagen, Nielsen started playing football with Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB), where he spent his entire senior career. He made his debut for the Denmark national team on 5 May 1910 as the then youngest player, at 18 years and 131 days of age (exceeding Vilhelm Wolfhagen's age record from 1908). Nielsen's record would remain for eight years, until the 18 years and 51 days old Valdemar Laursen became the youngest Denmark national team debutant.

Nielsen made his debut in a Denmark national team that was playing its first game since winning silver medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics, and he was included in the Danish squad for the 1912 Summer Olympics tournament. He played one game at the 1912 Olympics, the 4–1 win against the Netherlands, where he scored his first national team goal in his third national team game. Denmark later successfully defended their Olympic silver medal, losing 2–4 to Great Britain in the final game, without Nielsen in the team. After the 1912 Olympics, Nielsen started scoring goals for the Denmark national team at a record-setting pace, while guiding KB to two Danish championships in a row during 1913 and 1914. He scored 22 goals in his first nine national team games after the 1912 Olympics, from May 1913 to June 1916, including six goals in a 10–0 win against Sweden and all four Danish goals in a 4–1 win against Germany. His tally in June 1916 was 23 goals in 12 national team games.

He was a part of the KB team that won the 1917, 1918, 1922 and 1925 Danish championships, while still scoring plenty of goals for the Denmark national team. On 14 October 1923, Nielsen broke Sophus Hansen's record from 1920, becoming became the first Dane to play 32 international games. He ended his national team career in September 1925, having scored a total 52 goals in 38 matches, including 26 goals against Norway and 15 goals against Sweden. Although Nielsen played during the 1910s and 1920s, the number of goals he scored for his country is still the national record, and was not equalled until Jon Dahl Tomasson scored his 52nd goal in June 2010. Nielsen's tally of 38 international matches was another Danish record, but it was exceeded by Michael Rohde in June 1931. Because his career spanned the nascent years of international football, Nielsen never got a chance to play in the World Cup; his only world game was the 1912 Summer Olympics. However, Nielsen managed to score eight hat-tricks in his international career.

Nielsen died in Copenhagen in August 1962, aged 70.

Career statistics

International

Main article: List of international goals scored by Poul Nielsen

Appearances and goals by national team and year
National team	Year	Apps	Goals
Denmark	1910	1	0
	1911	1	0
	1912	1	1
	1913	3	11
	1914	2	4
	1915	3	5
	1916	3	6
	1917	3	5
	1918	1	1
	1919	4	7
	1921	2	3
	1922	5	3
	1923	3	0
	1924	3	4
	1925	3	2
Total		38	52

Honours

Danish championship: 1912–13, 1913–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1921–22, 1924–25

References

"Poul "Tist" Nielsen - Goals in International Matches". The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
"Poul Nielsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 May 2021.
"Poul Nielsen". eu-football.info.
"Poul "Tist" Nielsen - Goals in International Matches". RSSSF. 26 May 2001. Retrieved 14 June 2022.

External links

Poul Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
Haslund profile (in Danish)
Peders Fodboldstatistik profile (in Danish)

v t e Denmark football squad – 1912 Summer Olympics – Silver medalists
GK Drescher GK S. Hansen DF Buchwald DF Castella DF H. Hansen MF Berth MF Dyrberg MF Jørgensen MF Lykke MF Malmqvist MF Middelboe (c) FW Christoffersen FW Morville FW P. Nielsen FW S. Nielsen FW Nørland FW Olsen FW Petersen FW Thufason FW Wolfhagen Coach: Østrup

v t e Danish Football Hall of Fame
Teams 1948 Summer Olympics team (July - August 1948) 1960 Summer Olympics team (August - September 1960) 1971 Women's World Cup Team (August - September 1971) Danish Dynamite team (1980–89) Euro 1992 team (June 1992) Coaches Sepp Piontek (1979–1990) Richard Møller Nielsen (1990–1996) Players Middelboe (1908–1920) S. Nielsen (1908–1919) P. Nielsen (1910–1925) S. Hansen (1911–1920) C. Hansen (1918–1921) Jørgensen (1925–1939) E. Nielsen (1940–1951) K. Hansen (1943–48) Lundberg (1943–1956) A. Jensen (1945–57) Præst (1945–49) J. Sørensen (1946–49) J. Hansen (1948) J. P. Hansen (1949–61) Pedersen (1953–64) From (1957–61) Enoksen (1958–67) O. Madsen (1958–69) H. Nielsen (1959–60) J. Hansen (1965–78) M. Olsen (1970–89) Røntved (1970–82) Augustesen (1971) H. Jensen (1972–80) Simonsen (1972–86) Arnesen (1977–87) Elkjær (1977–88) L. Nielsen (1977–88) Lerby (1978–89) M. Laudrup (1982–98) Høgh (1983–95) B. Laudrup (1987–98) Schmeichel (1987–2001)

Danish Football Hall of Fame

Teams: 1948 Summer Olympics team (July - August 1948); 1960 Summer Olympics team (August - September 1960); 1971 Women's World Cup Team (August - September 1971); Danish Dynamite team (1980–89); Euro 1992 team (June 1992)

Coaches: Sepp Piontek (1979–1990); Richard Møller Nielsen (1990–1996)

Players: Middelboe (1908–1920); S. Nielsen (1908–1919); P. Nielsen (1910–1925); S. Hansen (1911–1920); C. Hansen (1918–1921); Jørgensen (1925–1939); E. Nielsen (1940–1951); K. Hansen (1943–48); Lundberg (1943–1956); A. Jensen (1945–57); Præst (1945–49); J. Sørensen (1946–49); J. Hansen (1948); J. P. Hansen (1949–61); Pedersen (1953–64); From (1957–61); Enoksen (1958–67); O. Madsen (1958–69); H. Nielsen (1959–60); J. Hansen (1965–78); M. Olsen (1970–89); Røntved (1970–82); Augustesen (1971); H. Jensen (1972–80); Simonsen (1972–86); Arnesen (1977–87); Elkjær (1977–88); L. Nielsen (1977–88); Lerby (1978–89); M. Laudrup (1982–98); Høgh (1983–95); B. Laudrup (1987–98); Schmeichel (1987–2001)

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