Brian Steen Nielsen (born 28 December 1968) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder. Most notably, he made 66 appearances for the Denmark national team between 1990 and 2002, scoring three goals. After his retirement from his active career, he worked as the director of football at former club AGF until 2014.
Born in Vejle, Steen Nielsen started his senior career at Vejle Boldklub (VB) in October 1988. He received the 1989 Danish U21 Player of the Year award, and on 14 February 1990 he debuted for the Denmark national team. He came on as a half-time substitute in a friendly match 0–0 draw with Egypt, but he did not become a constant part of the team, playing three further games until June 1991. He switched from Vejle to rival team Odense Boldklub (OB) in 1992, where he won the 1993 Danish Cup trophy. After a year at OB, he made the jump abroad to play in Turkey for Fenerbahçe.
The move to Fenerbahçe saw him return to the Danish national team in 1993, and during the last years of coach Richard Møller Nielsen's reign, Brian Steen was a part of the defensive midfield, playing many games alongside John "Faxe" Jensen. He moved back to play for OB in 1995, who he represented when he competed for Denmark in the UEFA Euro 1996. After the championship, he moved to Japan to play for Urawa Red Diamonds, and following Møller Nielsen's retirement as Denmark coach in June 1996, Brian Steen was eventually dropped by new coach Bo Johansson.
He moved back to OB once more in 1997, before playing for Akademisk Boldklub (AB), where his experience made him the natural team captain. His time at AB culminated in the 1999 Danish Cup triumph, at which time he had returned to the national team where he played a number of games in a midfield pairing with hard-hitter Stig Tøfting. Following the emergence of the eight-year younger Thomas Gravesen on the national team, Brian Steen slowly took on the role of substitute following the UEFA Euro 2000. After 11 minutes of play in the 2002 FIFA World Cup, under new coach Morten Olsen, his national team career had come to an end.
He ended his club career in Denmark with AGF, playing his last years alongside Stig Tøfting, though his stay at the club would be marked by him head-butting teammate Nikolaj Hust at the club training. He was not sued by Hust, but the press got hold of the news and Brian Steen was charged by the police and was convicted of mild violence, resulting in ten £50 fines.[1] He stopped his career at Aarhus GF in the fall of 2004, but stayed around the club, both as a caretaker manager and he is the current sports director.
In April 2016, it was made public that his name was found amongst those in the Panama Papers. Allegedly, he set up a company in Panama with the intent of evading Danish tax.[2]
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Brian Steen Nielsen born 28 December 1968 is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a defensive midfielder Most notably he made 66 appearances for the Denmark national team between 1990 and 2002 scoring three goals After his retirement from his active career he worked as the director of football at former club AGF until 2014 Brian Steen NielsenPersonal informationFull nameBrian Steen NielsenDate of birth 1968 12 28 28 December 1968 age 54 Place of birthVejle DenmarkHeight1 80 m 5 ft 11 in Position s Defensive midfielderYouth careerVejleSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1988 1992Vejle92 2 1992 1993OB44 6 1993 1995Fenerbahce50 4 1995 1996OB29 2 1996Urawa Red Diamonds6 0 1997 1998OB41 1 1998 2001AB84 10 2001 2002Malmo FF29 0 2002 2004AGF65 5 Total440 30 International career1990 2002Denmark66 3 Managerial career2005AGF caretaker Honours Men s footballRepresenting DenmarkFIFA Confederations CupWinner 1995 Saudi ArabiaCONMEBOL UEFA Cup of ChampionsRunner up 1993 Argentina Club domestic league appearances and goals Contents 1 Biography 2 Career statistics 2 1 Club 2 2 International 3 Honours 4 References 5 External linksBiography EditBorn in Vejle Steen Nielsen started his senior career at Vejle Boldklub VB in October 1988 He received the 1989 Danish U21 Player of the Year award and on 14 February 1990 he debuted for the Denmark national team He came on as a half time substitute in a friendly match 0 0 draw with Egypt but he did not become a constant part of the team playing three further games until June 1991 He switched from Vejle to rival team Odense Boldklub OB in 1992 where he won the 1993 Danish Cup trophy After a year at OB he made the jump abroad to play in Turkey for Fenerbahce The move to Fenerbahce saw him return to the Danish national team in 1993 and during the last years of coach Richard Moller Nielsen s reign Brian Steen was a part of the defensive midfield playing many games alongside John Faxe Jensen He moved back to play for OB in 1995 who he represented when he competed for Denmark in the UEFA Euro 1996 After the championship he moved to Japan to play for Urawa Red Diamonds and following Moller Nielsen s retirement as Denmark coach in June 1996 Brian Steen was eventually dropped by new coach Bo Johansson He moved back to OB once more in 1997 before playing for Akademisk Boldklub AB where his experience made him the natural team captain His time at AB culminated in the 1999 Danish Cup triumph at which time he had returned to the national team where he played a number of games in a midfield pairing with hard hitter Stig Tofting Following the emergence of the eight year younger Thomas Gravesen on the national team Brian Steen slowly took on the role of substitute following the UEFA Euro 2000 After 11 minutes of play in the 2002 FIFA World Cup under new coach Morten Olsen his national team career had come to an end He ended his club career in Denmark with AGF playing his last years alongside Stig Tofting though his stay at the club would be marked by him head butting teammate Nikolaj Hust at the club training He was not sued by Hust but the press got hold of the news and Brian Steen was charged by the police and was convicted of mild violence resulting in ten 50 fines 1 He stopped his career at Aarhus GF in the fall of 2004 but stayed around the club both as a caretaker manager and he is the current sports director In April 2016 it was made public that his name was found amongst those in the Panama Papers Allegedly he set up a company in Panama with the intent of evading Danish tax 2 Career statistics EditClub Edit Appearances and goals by club season and competition 3 Club Season LeagueDivision Apps GoalsVejle 1988 1st Division 7 01989 26 01990 25 01991 92 Danish Superliga 34 2Total 92 2Odense BK 1992 93 Danish Superliga 31 41993 94 13 2Total 44 6Fenerbahce 1993 94 First League 20 11994 95 30 3Total 50 4Odense BK 1995 96 Danish Superliga 29 2Urawa Reds 1996 J1 League 6 0Odense BK 1996 97 Danish Superliga 13 01997 98 28 1Total 41 1Akademisk 1998 99 Danish Superliga 28 21999 00 27 52000 01 29 3Total 84 10Malmo 2001 Allsvenskan 15 02002 14 0Total 29 0AGF 2002 03 Danish Superliga 21 22003 04 29 22004 05 15 1Total 65 5Career total 440 30International Edit Appearances and goals by national team and year National team Year Apps GoalsDenmark 1990 1 01991 3 01992 0 01993 10 01994 7 01995 11 01996 7 01997 0 01998 2 01999 6 22000 10 12001 5 02002 4 0Total 66 3Honours EditOB Danish Cup 1993AB Danish Cup 1999Denmark FIFA Confederations Cup 1995References Edit Skadeeksempler Strafbare handlinger in Danish Willis insurance Archived from the original on 25 August 2006 Laek afslorer Danske landsholdsstjerner havde hemmelige skattelyselskaber dr dk 4 April 2016 Retrieved 5 April 2016 Brian Steen Nielsen at National Football Teams comExternal links EditNational team profile Vejle Boldklub profile in Danish Aarhus GF profile at the Wayback Machine archived 26 April 2006 in Danish Brian Steen Nielsen at National Football Teams com Brian Steen Nielsen at J League archive in Japanese Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Brian Steen Nielsen amp oldid 1130051917, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
