Lone Nielsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lone Grete Nielsen[1][2] | ||
| Date of birth | 1948 | ||
| Date of death | 1997 (aged 48–49) | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| Hvidovre IF | |||
| International career | |||
| 1970–1971 | Denmark | ||
Medal record | |||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Lone Nielsen (1948–1997)[3] was a Danish footballer, who played for Hvidovre IF. She won the unofficial 1971 Women's World Cup with the Denmark women's national team. In 2019, she was posthumously inducted into the Danish Football Association Hall of Fame as part of the 1971 World Cup squad.[4][5]
International career
Nielsen made her first and only appearance in the 1971 World Cup when she came on as substitute for Helene Østergaard Hansen in the group stage match against Italy, which ended in a 1–1 draw.[6]
References
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- ^ "Danmark har mistet en verdensklassespiller i fodbold". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). Retrieved 6 June 2025.
- ^ "VM-optakt 1: 52 år siden, Danmark blev verdensmester". TV3 SPORT (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Kvindernes VM-hold fra 1971". DBU (in Danish). Retrieved 9 June 2025.
- ^ "Il Campeonato Mundial de Fútbol Femenil (Women) 1971". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 11 June 2025.