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Poul Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Niels Poul Nielsen
Date of birth	(1891-12-25)25 December 1891
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death	9 August 1962(1962-08-09) (aged 70)
Place of death	Copenhagen, Denmark
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
0000–1907	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1907–1927	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub	201	(276)
1928– ?	CNR Montréal
International career
1910–1925	Denmark	38	(52)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niels Poul "Tist" Nielsen (born December 25, 1891 – died August 9, 1962) was a famous Danish football player. He is one of the top goal scorers for the Danish national team. He scored an amazing 52 goals in just 38 games!

Poul Nielsen won a silver medal with the Danish national team at the 1912 Summer Olympics. He played as a striker for most of his career. He played for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB) and helped them win six Danish football championships. Later, he also played in Canada for CNR Montréal. There, he won the Dominion of Canada Championship in 1929.

His Early Life and Nickname

When Poul Nielsen was a young boy, he loved football so much that he would sneak into games without paying. People called him a gratist, which means someone who gets in for free. This word was shortened to "Tist," and it became his nickname!

Poul was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He started playing football with Kjøbenhavns Boldklub (KB). He spent his whole senior career playing for this club.

Joining the National Team

Poul Nielsen played his first game for the Danish national team on May 5, 1910. He was only 18 years and 131 days old, making him the youngest player to debut for Denmark at that time. This record stood for eight years!

Danish soccer team at the 1912 Olympics.

Poul joined the Danish team right after they had won silver medals at the 1908 Summer Olympics. He was chosen to be part of the team for the 1912 Summer Olympics tournament. He played one game in the 1912 Olympics against the Netherlands. Denmark won that game 4–1, and Poul scored his first goal for the national team in that match. Denmark won another silver medal at those Olympics, even though Poul didn't play in the final game.

Amazing Goal Scorer

After the 1912 Olympics, Poul Nielsen started scoring goals very quickly for the Danish team. He also helped KB win two Danish championships in a row in 1913 and 1914.

He scored 22 goals in just nine national team games between May 1913 and June 1916. This included an incredible six goals in a 10–0 win against Sweden. He also scored all four Danish goals in a 4–1 win against Germany. By June 1916, he had scored 23 goals in only 12 national team games!

Poul was a key player for KB when they won more Danish championships in 1917, 1918, 1922, and 1925. He kept scoring many goals for the national team too. On October 14, 1923, he became the first Dane to play 32 international games.

He finished his national team career in September 1925. He had scored a total of 52 goals in 38 matches. A lot of his goals were against Norway (26 goals) and Sweden (15 goals). Even though he played a long time ago, in the 1910s and 1920s, his record of 52 goals for his country was not matched until Jon Dahl Tomasson scored his 52nd goal in June 2010.

Poul Nielsen's record of 38 international matches was also a Danish record for a while. However, Michael Rohde played more games in June 1931. Because Poul played football before the World Cup existed, he never got to play in that big tournament. His only major international tournament was the 1912 Summer Olympics. Still, he managed to score eight "hat-tricks" (three goals in one game) in his international career!

Poul Nielsen passed away in Copenhagen in August 1962, when he was 70 years old.

Career Statistics

International Goals

Poul Nielsen in his national team jersey.

The scores below show Denmark's goals first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1.	2 July 1912	Stockholm, Sweden	Netherlands	4–1	Won	1912 Summer Olympics
2.	25 May 1913	Copenhagen, Denmark	Sweden	8–0	Won	Friendly
3.	5 October 1913	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	10–0	Won	Friendly
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9.	26 October 1913	Hamburg, Germany	Germany	4–1	Won	Friendly
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13.	17 May 1914	Copenhagen, Denmark	Netherlands	4–3	Won	Friendly
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16.	5 June 1914	Copenhagen, Denmark	England	3–0	Won	Friendly
17.	6 June 1915	Copenhagen, Denmark	Sweden	2–0	Won	Friendly
18.	19 September 1915	Copenhagen, Denmark	Norway	8–1	Won	Friendly
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21.	31 October 1915	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	2–0	Won	Friendly
22.	4 June 1916	Copenhagen, Denmark	Sweden	2–0	Won	Friendly
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24.	15 October 1916	Copenhagen, Denmark	Norway	8–0	Won	Friendly
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28.	7 October 1917	Copenhagen, Denmark	Norway	12–0	Won	Friendly
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33.	6 October 1918	Copenhagen, Denmark	Norway	4–0	Won	Friendly
34.	5 June 1919	Copenhagen, Denmark	Sweden	4–0	Won	Friendly
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36.	12 June 1919	Copenhagen, Denmark	Norway	5–1	Won	Friendly
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39.	21 September 1919	Christiania, Norway	Norway	3–2	Won	Friendly
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41.	2 October 1921	Copenhagen, Denmark	Norway	3–1	Won	Friendly
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44.	10 September 1922	Fredrikstad, Norway	Norway	3–3	Draw	Friendly
45.	1 October 1922	Copenhagen, Denmark	Sweden	1–2	Lost	Friendly
46.	14 September 1924	Christiania, Norway	Norway	3–1	Won	1924–28 Nordic Football Championship
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48.	5 October 1924	Copenhagen, Denmark	Belgium	2–1	Won	Friendly
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50.	14 June 1925	Stockholm, Sweden	Sweden	2–0	Won	1924–28 Nordic Football Championship
51.	21 June 1925	Copenhagen, Denmark	Norway	5–1	Won	1924–28 Nordic Football Championship
52.	27 September 1925	Aarhus, Denmark	Finland	3–3	Draw	Friendly

What He Won

With KB (Kjøbenhavns Boldklub)

• Danish championship: 1912–13, 1913–14, 1916–17, 1917–18, 1921–22, 1924–25

See also

In Spanish: Poul Nielsen para niños