Kent Nielsen

Kent Nielsen is a Danish professional football manager and former player, who is currently the head coach of Silkeborg IF. He was named coach of the year by the Danish Football Association in 2014 after winning both the Danish Superliga and the Danish Cup with AaB. He started his coaching career as caretaker manager of AGF, before getting his breakthrough with AC Horsens, guiding the club to promotion to the top-flight Superliga championship in 2005. He has also coached Superliga clubs Brøndby IF and OB.

28 December 1961

Born on the same birth day (28 December): Ayele Abshero • Barbara Judge • Carol Ryrie Brink • Christoph Franz von Buseck • Dick Diamonde • Dick Sudhalter • Donald Carr • Elaine Hendrix • Eliza Lucas • Elizabeth Stuart (daughter of Charles I) • Emily Cheney Neville • Frank McLintock • Johnny Isakson • Lionel Bowen • Maitreyi Ramakrishnan • Martha Wash • Pierre Falardeau • Ted Lyons • Terry Sawchuk • Wil van Beveren • Woodrow Wilson

Born in the same month (December 1961): Bill English • Brian Orser • Carol Smillie • Jeremy Heywood • Joe Lando • Lalchand Rajput • Laura Flanders • Mary Barra • Naomi Robson • Nia Peeples • Nina Li Chi • Patrik Sundström • Ryuji Sasai • Safra Catz • Shane Black