Nielsen is best known for his tenure with the Denmark women 's national football team from 2013 to 2017 . He led the Danes to a runners-up finish at the UEFA Women 's Euro 2017 . Despite departing the team shortly after , Nielsen received acclaim for his work and finished runner-up in the 2017 The Best FIFA Women 's Coach award . He spent most of 2018 as the assistant manager of the China women 's national under-20 football team , taking them to the 2018 FIFA U-20 Women 's World Cup .
2017 The Best FIFA Women 's Coach
The Best FIFA Football Awards 2017
Nils Nielsen