Poul Nielsen

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Poul Nielsen

Personal information
Full name	Niels Poul Nielsen
Date of birth	(1891-12-25)25 December 1891
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death	9 August 1962(1962-08-09) (aged 70)
Place of death	Copenhagen, Denmark
Position(s)	Striker
Youth career
0000–1907	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1907–1927	Kjøbenhavns Boldklub	201	(276)
1928–?	CNR Montréal[citation needed]
International career
1910–1925[1]	Denmark	38	(52)
Medal record Men's Football 1912 Stockholm Team competition
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Niels Poul "Tist" Nielsen (25 December 1891 – 9 August 1962) was a Danish footballer who is the joint all-time best goalscorer for the Denmark national team with 52 goals in 38 matches.

Nielsen won a silver medal with the national team at the 1912 Summer Olympics.^[2] He played his career as a striker for Kjøbenhavns Boldklub, with whom he won six Danish football championships. In Canada, he played for CNR Montréal, winning the Dominion of Canada Championship in 1929.^{[citation needed]}