Kim Østergaard Nielsen (born 20 October 1974) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a right-back.
Nielsen graduated from the Randers Freja youth academy in 1996, where he moved to Aarhus Fremad who were competing in the second tier Danish 1st Division.
[2] He made his professional debut at the highest level on 25 July 1997 in a 2–1 derby win over AGF.
[4] He won promotion to the Superliga with Randers during the 2003–04 season,[5] and his return to the top tier came on 1 August 2004 as a late substitute for Rene Carlsen in a 1–0 home loss to Herfølge Boldklub.
[9][4] Nielsen was described by Randers FC's assistant coach Peter Elstrup as "an elegant and intelligent footballer.