Carsten Nielsen

{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1955)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2022}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Carsten Nielsen

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| height = {{Height|m=1.85}}

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1955|8|12}}

| birth_place = Copenhagen, Denmark

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| position = Midfielder

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| years1 = 1975–1976

| clubs1 = B 1903

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| years2 = 1976–1981

| clubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach

| caps2 = 109

| goals2 = 23

| years3 = 1981–1985

| clubs3 = RC Strasbourg

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| years4 = 1985–1986

| clubs4 = Neuchâtel Xamax FC

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| years5 = 1986–1987

| clubs5 = CS Chênois

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| years6 = 1987–1989

| clubs6 = Neuchâtel Xamax FC

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| years7 = 1990

| clubs7 = Kjøbenhavns Boldklub

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| nationalyears1 = 1975–1977

| nationalteam1 = Denmark U-21

| nationalcaps1 = 7

| nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 1975–1979

| nationalteam2 = Denmark

| nationalcaps2 = 4

| nationalgoals2 = 0

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Carsten Nielsen (born 12 August 1955) is a Danish former football player.{{cite web | url = http://www.worldfootball.net/spieler_profil/carsten-nielsen/ | title = Carsten Nielsen | publisher = worldfootball.net | accessdate = 5 October 2012}}