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Kent Nielsen

defender · Aston Villa F.C.

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Danish footballer and manager (born 1961)

Age 64

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Kent Nielsen is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Silkeborg. 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 and OB. He has the record for most games managed in the Danish Superliga.

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