Egil Olsen
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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Egil Roger Olsen[1] | ||
| Date of birth | 22 April 1942
(aged 83)[1] | ||
| Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway[1] | ||
| Playing position | 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
- As of 15 October 2013.[6]
| Team | Nat | From | To | Record | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Egil Olsen Media
Olsen speaking to the press following a 2012 friendly match between Norway and England
References
- ↑ 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. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
- ↑ "Olsen return lifts Norway U19s". Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2002. http://www.uefa.com/under19/news/newsid=47212.html. 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.
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