PLAYER DETAILS
Kent Nielsen profile
- Club
- Silkeborg IF
- Position
- Manager
- Nationality
- Denmark
- Date of birth
- 1961-12-28
- Birthplace
- Frederiksberg, Denmark
PLAYER BIOGRAPHY
About Kent Nielsen
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.