Gunnar Nielsen

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Gunnar Nielsen
Personal information
Full name	Gunnar Nielsen
Date of birth	October 7, 1986 (1986-10-07) (age 21)
Place of birth	Faroe Islands
Height	1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)
Playing position	goalkeeper
Club information
Current club	Blackburn Rovers
Number	34
Youth clubs
	HB Tórshavn
Senior clubs1
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
2004-2007 2006 2007-	BK Frem → GÍ Gøta (loan) Blackburn Rovers	5 (0) 0 (0) 0 (0)
National team2
	Faroe Islands U21
1 Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:27, 2 July 2007 (UTC). 2 National team caps and goals correct as of 20:27, 2 July 2007 (UTC). * Appearances (Goals)

Gunnar Nielsen (born 7 October 1986 in the Faroe Islands) is a Faroese footballer, currently playing for Blackburn Rovers as a goalkeeper.

Nielsen told the official Rovers website: 'I am very pleased - it is a massive opportunity for me just to develop in the best league in the world.

'I'm glad that the manager and staff believe in me and I won't let them down.'

Nielsen is understudy to Rovers two established keepers Brad Friedel and Jason Brown.

[edit] Club career

Nielsen was signed by Blackburn Rovers for a "small" but undisclosed fee on 2 July 2007 from BK Frem.^[1]

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Gunnar Nielsen career stats at Soccerbase
• (Danish) Boldklubben Frem profile
• Blackburn profile

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