Lars Olsen
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Lars Olsen (2013)
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Lars Christian Olsen | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Glostrup, Denmark | ||
| Playing position | Centre back | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Faroe Islands (manager) | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Glostrup IF 32 | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1980 | Glostrup IF 32 | ||
| 1981–1984 | Køge BK | 105 | (11) |
| 1985–1991 | Brøndby IF | 178 | (13) |
| 1991–1992 | Trabzonspor | 30 | (0) |
| 1992–1994 | R.F.C. Seraing | 62 | (0) |
| 1994–1995 | Basel | 40 | (1) |
| 1996 | Brøndby IF | 20 | (1) |
| National team | |||
| 1977 | Denmark U17 | 3 | (0) |
| 1978 | Denmark U19 | 3 | (0) |
| 1981–1986 | Denmark U21 | 10 | (1) |
| 1986–1996 | Denmark | 84 | (4) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1997–2002 | Brøndby IF (various) | ||
| 2003–2007 | Randers | ||
| 2007–2010 | Odense BK | ||
| 2011– | Faroe Islands | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Lars Christian Olsen (born 2 February 1961) is a Danish former footballer and manager, who currently coaches the Faroe Islands national football team. He started his coaching career with Randers in 2003, guiding them to promotion for the Danish Superliga. He led the team to the 2006 Danish Cup trophy, and Olsen was named 2006 Danish Manager of the Year. He then coached Odense BK from 2007 to 2010.
In his active career, Olsen played in the central defense position. He won six Danish championships with Brøndby IF and the 1992 Turkish Cup with Trabzonspor. Olsen played 84 matches and scored four goals for the Denmark national football team from 1986 to 1996, and was named 1988 Danish Player of the Year. He was team captain of the Danish national team in a record 69 matches, and captained the Denmark team that won the 1992 European Championship.
Born in Glostrup, Olsen started his career at local Danish 3rd Division team Glostrup IF 32 in 1980. He was selected for various national youth teams, and moved to top-flight Danish 1st Division team Køge BK before the 1981 season. He stayed four years at the club, playing 105 games and scoring 11 goals for Køge in the 1st Division. Before the 1985 season, he moved to league rivals Brøndby IF. In his first year at the club, he helped secure Brøndby's first Danish championship.
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