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Sophus Erhard "Krølben" Nielsen ( March 15 , 1888 – August 6 , 1963 ) was a Danish amateur Football (soccer) player and manager, and the first player in history to score ten goals in a full National Team match. Nielsen scored a total 1617, according to some reports. goals in 20 games for the Denmark National Football Team , and won Silver Medal s at the 1908 and 1912 Summer Olympics . He was named Danish national team manager for two games in 1940. BIOGRAPHY Born in Copenhagen , Nielsen started his senior career with local team Boldklubben Frem. He spent most of his club career with Frem. Nielsen was called up to the first official Danish national team selection, for the 1908 Summer Olympics .1 Nielsen scored one goal in Denmark's first ever national team game, as the France B team was defeated 9-0. On October 22 , 1908 Denmark played France A and the Danes won 17-1. Sophus Nielsen scored a record ten goals; in the 3rd, 4th, 6th, 39th, 46th, 48th, 52nd, 64th, 66th, and 76th minute. Boxscore of Denmark-France match Denmark went on to win silver medal, after they were defeated 0-2 by Great Britain in the final. Nielsen's record was matched in the 1912 Olympics, as Germany 's Gottfried Fuchs scored 10 in a 16-0 win against Russia . It was not broken until 2001, when Australia 's Archie Thompson scored 13 goals in a 31-0 defeat of American Samoa . Nielsen went on to win another silver medal at the 1912 Summer Olympics , in which he scored two goals in three games. After his retirement, he managed Holstebro BK for a short time in 1933. In 1940, he was named interim manager of the Danish national team, and managed Denmark to two Draws with Sweden in October 1940. INTERNATIONAL GOALS Scores and results list Denmark's goal tally first. HONOURS FOOTNOTES AND REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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