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Niki Zimling

ニキ・ジムリング　/　にき・じむりんぐ

Association football player from Denmark

April 19, 1985 (age 41)　・　Tårnby Municipality, Denmark

association football player
association football coach

My Take

What draws me to Niki Zimling is the quiet completeness of his arc. Twenty-four caps for Denmark, a 2006 Under-21 Talent of the Year nod, and now the manager's seat at AC Horsens — he never chased the spotlight, he just kept showing up. Scandinavian football rarely produces glamour, but it produces backbone, and Zimling strikes me as exactly that kind of figure: a thinking midfielder who matured into a steward of the next generation. I respect players who close the loop by staying in the game, and his transition from pitch to dugout feels earned rather than improvised.

Overview

Niki Dige Zimling (born 19 April 1985) is a Danish former professional footballer and current coach, who is currently the manager of AC Horsens. He was named 2006 Danish under-21 Talent of the Year, and has played 24 games for the Denmark national team.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Niki Zimling
Name (Japanese): ニキ・ジムリング
Reading: にき・じむりんぐ
Born: April 19, 1985 (age 41)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Ox
Origin: Tårnby Municipality, Denmark
Blood type: Private
Height: 178 cm
Agency: Private
Occupation: association football player / association football coach

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%8B%E3%82%AD%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B8%E3%83%A0%E3%83%AA%E3%83%B3%E3%82%B0

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