Niclas Nylén
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Niclas Larsson-Nyhlén | ||
| Date of birth | 21 March 1966 | ||
| Place of birth | Malmö, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Defensive midfielder | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1984 | BK Olympic | 7 | (1) |
| 1984–1985 | FK Vojvodina | 2 | (0) |
| 1985–1987 | BK Olympic | 42 | (8) |
| 1987–1994 | Malmö FF | 159 | (15) |
| 1994–1995 | Ayr United | 2 | (0) |
| 1995–1996 | Malmö FF | 38 | (1) |
| 1996 | Stuttgarter Kickers | 12 | (1) |
| 1997 | Cosenza | 7 | (0) |
| 1997 | Dalian Wanda FC | 15 | (2) |
| 1998 | Halmstads BK | 9 | (2) |
| 1998–1999 | VfB Leipzig | 32 | (2) |
| International career | |||
| 1989–1990 | Sweden | 8 | (1) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Niklas Larsson-Nyhlén, better known simply as Niclas Nyhlén or Nylen, (born 23 March 1966 in Malmö) is a retired Swedish international football player.
Career
After some early experiences at local BK Olympic and Yugoslav FK Vojvodina he signed in 1987 with Malmö FF, a stronghold of Swedish football. He played almost a decade with Malmö winning three Swedish championships and one cup. In 1994, he had a one season spell with Scottish second league Ayr United F.C.. In 1996, he left Malmö and decide to play abroad spending first six months of the 1996–97 season playing in German 2. Bundesliga club Stuttgarter Kickers before moving to Italy to play the rest of the season with Cosenza Calcio 1914. In 1997, he accepted the challenge to join his former Malmö and national team colleague Jens Fjellström to sign with Dalian Wanda FC. After this one year Chinese adventure, he still played one season back in Sweden with Halmstads BK before retiring in 1999 playing with German lower league VfB Leipzig.[1]
In 1990 he changed his name to Nylén, before that he was known as Niclas Larsson.[1]
National team
Nyhlén played for the Swedish national team between 1989 and 1990, having played a total of eight matches having scored once.[2] He was member of the Swedish team at the 1990 FIFA World Cup.
Honours
- Malmö FF
- Allsvenskan: 1987, 1988 and 1989
- Svenska Cupen: 1988–89
- Dalian Wanda FC
- Jia A: 1997
- Chinese Super Cup: 1997
References
- ^ a b "Niclas Nyhlén". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 3 October 2012.
- ^ Nyhlén.html Niclas Nylén at National-Football-Teams.com
External links
- Profile and stats at KickersArchiv.de Template:De icon
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- Use dmy dates from October 2012
- Living people
- 1966 births
- Sportspeople from Malmö
- Swedish footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- 1990 FIFA World Cup players
- Association football midfielders
- FK Vojvodina players
- Expatriate footballers in Yugoslavia
- Allsvenskan players
- Malmö FF players
- Halmstads BK players
- Ayr United F.C. players
- Scottish Football League players
- Expatriate footballers in Scotland
- Stuttgarter Kickers players
- 1. FC Lokomotive Leipzig players
- 2. Bundesliga players
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Cosenza Calcio players
- Serie B players
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Dalian Shide F.C. players
- Expatriate footballers in China
- Swedish expatriates in China
- Swedish expatriates in Yugoslavia