Jan Nielsen
Danish handball player (born 1972)
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Jan Nielsen, often called by his nickname "Tromle" (born 1 September 1972) is a Danish former handball player. He won the Danish Men's Handball Cup in 2012. From 2015 to 2018 he was the managing director at the Danish club Århus Håndbold.
Aarhus, Denmark
| Jan Nielsen | |||
|---|---|---|---|
![](#/media/File:Jan_"Tromle"_Nielsen_20110907.jpg) "Tromle" in September 2011 (photo: Lars Schmidt) | |||
| Personal information | |||
| Born |
1 September 1972 Aarhus, Denmark | ||
| Nationality | Danish | ||
| Height | 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in) | ||
| Playing position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | retired | ||
| Senior clubs | |||
| Years | Team | ||
1999-2003 | Bjerringbro FH | ||
2003-2004 | Team Tvis Holstebro | ||
2004-2005 | HF Mors | ||
2005–2009 | Fredericia HK | ||
2009–2016 | Århus Håndbold | ||
Career
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]
Post playing career
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]