Espen Olsen (born 13 March 1979) is a retired Norwegian footballer. He was appointed manager of Strømmen IF ahead of the 2015 season.[1] Ahead of the 2019 season he went on to HamKam as director of sports.[2] He played for Lørenskog, HamKam, Stabæk, Start, Sogndal and Strømmen. He also played two matches for Norway national football team, against Mexico and USA in January 2006.[3]
 Espen Olsen, 2012 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 13 March 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Oslo, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985–1998 | Strømmen | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1999–2001 | Lørenskog | 55 | (58) |
| 2002–2007 | HamKam | 166 | (45) |
| 2007 | Stabæk | 6 | (0) |
| 2008 | → Start (loan) | 18 | (9) |
| 2008–2011 | Sogndal | 90 | (21) |
| 2011–2012 | Strømmen | 36 | (7) |
| International career | |||
| 2006 | Norway | 2 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2013–2014 | Strømmen (director of sports) | ||
| 2015–2018 | Strømmen | ||
| 2019– | HamKam (director of sports) | ||
| 2020 | HamKam | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2012 | |||
Career statistics edit
| Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
| 2002 | HamKam | Adeccoligaen | 30 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 |
| 2003 | 29 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 32 | 12 | ||
| 2004 | Tippeligaen | 26 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 31 | 8 | |
| 2005 | 26 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 9 | ||
| 2006 | 22 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 3 | ||
| 2007 | Adeccoligaen | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | |
| 2007 | Stabæk | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| 2008 | Start | Adeccoligaen | 15 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 8 |
| 2008 | Sogndal | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 2 | |
| 2009 | 26 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 28 | 3 | ||
| 2010 | 25 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 31 | 14 | ||
| 2011 | Tippeligaen | 12 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 1 | |
| 2011 | Strømmen | Adeccoligaen | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 |
| 2012 | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | ||
| Career Total | 285 | 62 | 30 | 14 | 315 | 76 | ||
References edit
- ^ "Espen Olsen ny trener i Strømmen" (in Norwegian). 2014-09-04. Archived from the original on 2016-08-07. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "(+)Olsen gir seg som trener i Strømmen – går til HamKam". 6 November 2018.
- ^ Norway International Matches - Details 2006 - from the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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