Egil Olsen
Norwegian association football player and manager
Egil Roger Olsen (born 22 April 1942), nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian former football manager and player.[4][5] He is best known as a highly successful manager of the Norway national team. He later was manager of the Iraq national team, his departure from which caused considerable attention. In January 2009, he made a comeback as manager for the Norway national team.
Olsen in 2010 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Egil Roger Olsen[1] | ||
Date of birth | [1] | 22 April 1942||
Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway[1] | ||
Position(s) | Winger | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1958–1965 | Østsiden | ||
1964 | Vålerenga | ||
1966–1967 | Vålerenga | ||
1968–1971 | Sarpsborg | ||
1972–1974 | Frigg | ||
1975 | Hasle-Løren | ||
National team | |||
1964–1971 | Norway | 16 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
1972–1973 | Frigg | ||
1974 | Frigg | ||
1975 | Hasle-Løren | ||
1976 | Østsiden | ||
1977 | Fossum | ||
1978–1979 | Frigg | ||
1979–1985 | Norway U21 | ||
1981–1983 | Frigg | ||
1985–1988 | Lyn[2] | ||
1989 | Aalesund | ||
1990 | Norway U23 | ||
1990–1998 | Norway | ||
1998–1999 | Vålerenga | ||
1999–2000 | Wimbledon | ||
2002–2003 | Norway U19[3] | ||
2004–2005 | Fredrikstad | ||
2007–2008 | Iraq | ||
2009–2013 | Norway | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only |
Managerial statistics
change- As of 15 October 2013.[6]
Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
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G | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Win % | ||||
Lyn | 1985 | 1988 | |||||||||
Aalesund | 1989 | 1989 | |||||||||
Norway U23 | 1990 | 1990 | |||||||||
Norway | 11 October 1990 | 30 June 1998 | 88 | 46 | 26 | 16 | 168 | 63 | +105 | 52.27 | |
Vålerenga | 1998 | 1999 | 20 | 11 | 1 | 8 | 55 | ||||
Wimbledon | 9 June 1999 | 1 May 2000 | 43 | 11 | 12 | 20 | 55 | 80 | –25 | 25.58 | |
Norway U19 | 2002 | 2003 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 6 | +2 | 57.14 | |
Fredrikstad | 2004 | 2005 | 26 | 8 | 7 | 11 | 35 | 44 | –9 | 30.77 | |
Iraq | 2007 | 2008 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 12 | 5 | +7 | 33.33 | |
Norway | 14 January 2009 | 27 September 2013 | 50 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 63 | 50 | +13 | 50 | |
Total | 240 | 107 | 60 | 73 | 341 | 248 | +93 | 44.58 |
References
change- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Olsen: Egil Roger Olsen: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- ↑ Erik Sexe Andersen og Torstein Velvang. "Egil Olsen som Lyn-trener". Lynfotball.net. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ "Olsen return lifts Norway U19s". Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ↑ "Store norske leksikon - Egil "Drillo" Olsen". Snl.no. 29 November 1958. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ "Store norske leksikon - Egil "Drillo" Olsen – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)". Snl.no. 29 November 1958. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ "Norwegian National Football Team Matches". NFF. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.