Brian Steen Nielsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Brian Steen Nielsen | ||
| Date of birth | 28 December 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Vejle, Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Playing position | Defensive Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vejle | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1988–1992 | Vejle | 105 | (2) |
| 1992–1993 | Odense | 31 | (4) |
| 1993–1995 | Fenerbahçe | 50 | (4) |
| 1995–1996 | Odense | 29 | (2) |
| 1996 | Urawa Reds | 6 | (0) |
| 1997–1998 | Odense | 41 | (1) |
| 1998–2001 | AB | 84 | (10) |
| 2001–2002 | Malmö FF | 29 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | AGF Aarhus | 65 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1990–2002 | Denmark | 66 | (3) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2005 | AGF Aarhus (caretaker) | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Brian Steen Nielsen (born 28 December 1968) is a former Danish professional footballer from Denmark, who most notably played 66 matches as a defensive midfielder for the Denmark national team between 1990 and 2002, scoring three goals. After his retirement from his active career, he worked as the sports director of former club AGF Aarhus until 2014.
Born in Vejle, Brian Steen started his senior career at Vejle in October 1988. He received the 1989 Danish under-21 Player of the Year award, and on 14 February 1990 he debuted for the Danish national team. He came on as a half-time substitute in a friendly match 0–0 draw with Egypt, but he did not become a constant part of the team, playing three further games until June 1991. He switched from Vejle to rival team Odense (OB) in 1992, where he won the 1993 Danish Cup trophy. After a year at OB, he made the jump abroad to play in Turkey for Fenerbahçe.
The move to Fenerbahçe saw him return to the Danish national team in 1993, and during the last years of coach Richard Møller Nielsen's reign, Brian Steen was a part of the defensive midfield, playing many games alongside John "Faxe" Jensen. He moved back to play for OB in 1995, who he represented when he competed for Denmark in the UEFA Euro 1996. After the championship, he moved to Japan to play for Urawa Red Diamonds, and following Møller Nielsen's retirement as Denmark coach in June 1996, Brian Steen was eventually dropped by new coach Bo Johansson.
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