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Nils Nielsen
Nils Herbert Kromann Nielsen (born 3 November 1971) is a Greenlandic-Danish football manager.
Nielsen is best known for his tenure with the Denmark women's national football team from 2013 to 2017. He led the Danes to a runners-up finish at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Despite departing the team shortly after, Nielsen received acclaim for his work and finished runner-up in the 2017 The Best FIFA Women's Coach award. He spent most of 2018 as the assistant manager of the China women's national under-20 football team, taking them to the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. He was also manager of the Switzerland women's national football team from 2018 to 2022.
On 12 December 2024, Nielsen was appointed as the new coach of the Japan women's national football team.
After hopes of a playing career were ended through serious injury, Nielsen turned his attention to coaching. At 20 years old, Nielsen received special dispensation from the Danish FA to take his UEFA A Licence.
In the early years of his career, he held various academy coaching roles with FC Copenhagen, Aalborg BK, Odense Boldklub, Brøndby IF, and Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe. He also worked with the Danish Football Federation’s U15 and U16 boys’ teams. In 2011, Nielsen was appointed as the head coach of Denmark men’s national U18 team.
In 2013, Nielsen moved into women's football as the head coach of Denmark women's national team. At UEFA Women's Euro 2017, he led the team to their first major tournament final after securing a 2–1 quarter-final victory over defending champions Germany. Following a penalty shootout win over Austria in the semi-finals, Denmark advanced to the final. Despite a 4–2 defeat to the Netherlands at the De Grolsch Veste in Enschede, the runner-up finish remains the Danish women’s national team’s most successful result in a major competition. Following this achievement, Nielsen was named the runner-up for the 2017 The Best FIFA Women's Coach award.
In early 2018, Nielsen joined Peter Bonde in China to serve as the assistant coach for the China women's national under-20 team, helping them prepare for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.
In December 2018, Nielsen was appointed head coach of the Switzerland women's national team. He successfully guided the Swiss to UEFA Women's Euro 2022, though they were eliminated in the group stage after a 4–1 defeat to the Netherlands in their final group match. In October 2022, he led Switzerland to qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after a 2–1 play-off victory over Wales.
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Nils Nielsen
Nils Herbert Kromann Nielsen (born 3 November 1971) is a Greenlandic-Danish football manager.
Nielsen is best known for his tenure with the Denmark women's national football team from 2013 to 2017. He led the Danes to a runners-up finish at the UEFA Women's Euro 2017. Despite departing the team shortly after, Nielsen received acclaim for his work and finished runner-up in the 2017 The Best FIFA Women's Coach award. He spent most of 2018 as the assistant manager of the China women's national under-20 football team, taking them to the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup. He was also manager of the Switzerland women's national football team from 2018 to 2022.
On 12 December 2024, Nielsen was appointed as the new coach of the Japan women's national football team.
After hopes of a playing career were ended through serious injury, Nielsen turned his attention to coaching. At 20 years old, Nielsen received special dispensation from the Danish FA to take his UEFA A Licence.
In the early years of his career, he held various academy coaching roles with FC Copenhagen, Aalborg BK, Odense Boldklub, Brøndby IF, and Akademisk Boldklub Gladsaxe. He also worked with the Danish Football Federation’s U15 and U16 boys’ teams. In 2011, Nielsen was appointed as the head coach of Denmark men’s national U18 team.
In 2013, Nielsen moved into women's football as the head coach of Denmark women's national team. At UEFA Women's Euro 2017, he led the team to their first major tournament final after securing a 2–1 quarter-final victory over defending champions Germany. Following a penalty shootout win over Austria in the semi-finals, Denmark advanced to the final. Despite a 4–2 defeat to the Netherlands at the De Grolsch Veste in Enschede, the runner-up finish remains the Danish women’s national team’s most successful result in a major competition. Following this achievement, Nielsen was named the runner-up for the 2017 The Best FIFA Women's Coach award.
In early 2018, Nielsen joined Peter Bonde in China to serve as the assistant coach for the China women's national under-20 team, helping them prepare for the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup in France.
In December 2018, Nielsen was appointed head coach of the Switzerland women's national team. He successfully guided the Swiss to UEFA Women's Euro 2022, though they were eliminated in the group stage after a 4–1 defeat to the Netherlands in their final group match. In October 2022, he led Switzerland to qualification for the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup after a 2–1 play-off victory over Wales.