Kim Milton Nielsen
Full name | Kim Milton Nielsen | ||
---|---|---|---|
Born |
Copenhagen, Denmark | 3 August 1960||
Other occupation | IT manager | ||
Domestic | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1975–2006 | DBU | Referee | |
International | |||
Years | League | Role | |
1988–2005 | FIFA–listed | Referee |
Kim Milton Nielsen (born 3 August 1960) is a Danish former international football referee. An IT manager by trade,[1] Nielsen is noted for his impressive height of 1.96 m, making him taller than most players. Nielsen began refereeing at 15 years of age, as he wanted to know the Laws of Football.[1] A decade later, he began taking charge of Danish top-flight games, and he was awarded his FIFA international badge in 1988 when he was still in his late 20s.
His career includes 154 internationals and 53
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He received another accolade after being appointed as the referee for the
referees.After his performance during the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League quarter-finals between PSV Eindhoven and Olympique Lyonnais, Lyon's president Jean-Michel Aulas complained about different gifts and accolades Nielsen allegedly received from Dutch officials.[6]
In a 2005–06 UEFA Champions League group stage match between Spanish side Villarreal and Manchester United, Nielsen showed a second yellow card, sending off Manchester United's Wayne Rooney for sarcastically clapping in his face after he had initially been shown a yellow card. 'Even sarcastic play is not allowed, the referee cannot accept that,' Nielsen said of his decision to BBC Radio 5 Live.[7]
In 2005, Nielsen reached the then-FIFA regulated age limit of 45. He ended his refereeing career on 16 May 2006, following the last game of the Danish Superliga championship.
References
- ^ a b c (in Danish) Jesper Victor Larsen, Kim Milton Nielsen: Ham i sort! Archived 16 October 2006 at the Wayback Machine, Krop & Sport, vol. 2, 2006
- ^ June: The England-Argentina referee, BBC News, 22 December 1998
- ^ Referee Nielsen forced out of finals, BBC Sport, 20 June 2000
- ^ "Bayern München 1-0 a.e.t. Boca Juniors :: Intercontinental Cup 2001 :: Match Events :". soccerzz.com. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ Guardian Staff (27 November 2001). "Bayern clinch World Club Cup". the Guardian. Retrieved 23 January 2023.
- ^ "Aulas accuse !" Le Parisien, 15 April 2005
- ^ Nielsen stands by Rooney red card, BBC Sport, 16 September 2005