Jan Nielsen

In 2003 he transferred from Bjerringbro FH to Team Tvis Holstebro, where he signed a two year contract.^[1] A year later he joined HF Mors, where he played for a year, before joining Fredericia HK.

His time in Fredericia came to an end in 2009, when Århus Håndbold signed both him and his goalkeeper colleague Kasper Kock Larsen.^[2]

In 2010 he reached the final of the Danish Cup, where the team lost to AG Håndbold. Despite the loss he was selected as the MVP for the tournament.^[3]

In 2012 he would again be in the cup final, and this time he would win it. This was the first time Århus Håndbold won said trophy.^[4]

During his time in Århus, he acted as a mentor for the future world cup winner Emil Nielsen, who gradually overtook the role as first choice keeper.^[5]

In January 2015 in his last season at the club he was hired as director, making him a player-director at the club. After the 2014-15 he retired as a player at the age of 42.^[6] He would however make a comeback for Århus Håndbold in a match against SønderjyskE Håndbold, when Emil Nielsen was injured.^[7] In 2016 he unretired for a second time, when Emil Nielsen was out with Meningitis.^[8] In his first match of the season he saved an important last-second penalty to tie the match against Aalborg Håndbold.^[9]

After his final retirement he continued as the managing director at Århus Håndbold until 2018.^[10] He resigned his position to become the event manager at the Danish Gymnastics and Sports Associations.^[11]