Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen

Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen

Personal information
Date of birth	(1975-11-06) 6 November 1975 (age 49)
Place of birth	Horsens, Denmark
Position(s)	Midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1990–1992	Horsens FC
1993	Vejle BK
1994–2000	HEI
2001	New York Power	11	(0)
2002–2004	IK Skovbakken
2004–2007	Brøndby IF (women)
International career^‡
1993–2007	Denmark	118	(26)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 18 December 2007

Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen (born 6 November 1975) is a Danish former football midfielder and journalist. She most recently played for Brøndby and won over 100 caps for the Danish national team.

After the 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup she and her Danish teammates accused the Chinese hosts of harassment and covert surveillance prior to China's first round match against Denmark. When FIFA refused to investigate Eggers Nielsen publicly related the matter to wider allegations of corrupt practices within FIFA.^[1][2] She retired from international football in January 2008.^[3]

After training as a journalist, in 2011 Eggers Nielsen contributed to a biography of former teammate Katrine Pedersen.^[4]

References

1. Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen (20 August 2008). "OL er en krejler, der fascinerer og provokerer" (in Danish). information.dk. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
2. Grant Wahl (1 August 2008). "Danish coach accuses Chinese of spying at 2007 Women's World Cup". Sports Illustrated. Archived from the original on 5 August 2008. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
3. Helle Møller Riis (10 January 2008). "Anne stopper på landsholdet" (in Danish). 3f.dk. Archived from the original on 9 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.
4. Helle Møller Riis (4 May 2011). "Landsholdsduo bag ny bold-biografi" (in Danish). 3f.dk. Archived from the original on 14 July 2012. Retrieved 13 February 2012.

External links

• Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen at WorldFootball.net
• Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen at FBref.com
• Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen at Olympics.com
• Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen at Olympedia
• Anne Dot Eggers Nielsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Anne Nielsen at Women's United Soccer Association (archived)