Trond Olsen (born 5 February 1984) is a Norwegian former footballer.

Trond Olsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1984-02-05) 5 February 1984 (age 40)
Place of birth Lyngen, Norway
Height 1.73 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Winger
Team information
Current team
Værøy
Number 19
Youth career
Lyngen/Karnes
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2008 Bodø/Glimt 156 (37)
2006 Lillestrøm 4 (0)
2009–2011 Rosenborg 65 (14)
2011–2014 Viking 60 (15)
2014–2018 Bodø/Glimt 124 (34)
2018–2019 Sogndal 4 (0)
2021– Værøy 31 (55)
International career
2003–2005 Norway U-21 11 (3)
2008 Norway 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career edit

Born in Lyngen, the left-footed former under-21 international was picked up by Lillestrøm SK after the 2005 relegation of his former team Bodø/Glimt. Olsen returned to Bodø/Glimt later in the same year.[1]

In 2006 Olsen played for the Sápmi national football team in the unofficial VIVA World Cup[2] for the non-members of the FIFA or the UEFA organizations.

In the 2007 Norwegian Cup, Olsen scored four goals. In 2007, Bodø/Glimt promoted to the top division. The following season, he scored 10 goals in the league and had 14 assists. Olsen transferred to Rosenborg before the 2009 season.[1] He joined Viking in August 2011.[3]

On 23 January 2014 he returned to Bodø/Glimt on a three-year contract.[4] Olsen signed with Sogndal on 15 August 2018, after failing to play for the first team.[5]

On 1 February 2019 it was announced, that Olsen's contract with Sogndal had been terminated by mutual consent.[6] On 29 December 2019 it was announced, that Olsen is retirering from football.[7]

International career edit

He made his international debut for the Norway national football team against Ukraine in 2008.[8]

Career statistics edit

Club edit

Source:[9]

Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
Club Season League National Cup Continental Total
Division Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Bodø/Glimt 2001 Tippeligaen 3 1 0 0 - 3 1
2002 20 1 3 1 - 23 2
2003 14 1 6 1 - 20 2
2004 23 3 4 4 4 0 31 7
2005 24 3 2 0 - 26 3
2006 Adeccoligaen 17 7 3 2 - 20 9
2007 29 11 2 4 - 31 15
2008 Tippeligaen 26 10 5 4 - 31 14
Total 156 37 25 16 4 0 185 53
Lillestrøm 2006 Tippeligaen 4 0 0 0 - 4 0
Total 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0
Rosenborg 2009 Tippeligaen 29 8 5 4 4 1 38 13
2010 24 4 4 4 8 0 36 8
2011 12 2 4 3 4 1 20 6
Total 65 14 13 11 16 2 94 27
Viking 2011 Tippeligaen 7 1 1 0 - 8 1
2012 24 5 3 1 - 27 6
2013 29 9 3 0 - 32 9
Total 60 15 7 1 - - 67 16
Bodø/Glimt 2014 Tippeligaen 28 5 2 1 - 30 6
2015 29 13 2 0 - 31 13
2016 30 6 6 3 - 36 9
2017 OBOS-ligaen 27 10 1 0 - 28 10
2018 Eliteserien 10 0 3 1 - 13 1
Total 124 34 14 5 - - 138 39
Sogndal 2018 OBOS-ligaen 4 0 0 0 - 4 0
Total 4 0 0 0 - - 4 0
Career total 413 100 59 33 20 2 492 135

Honours edit

Club edit

Rosenborg

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Trond Olsen – NRK Trøndelag".
  2. ^ "Troms-gutter preger Samelandslaget" (in Norwegian). Harstad Tidende. Retrieved 1 October 2009.
  3. ^ Larsen, Eirin; Mathisen, Svein Jacob (10 August 2011). "Trond Olsen har signert for Viking" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 17 March 2013.
  4. ^ "Trond Olsen har signert for Bodø/Glimt" (in Norwegian). Glimt.no. 23 January 2014. Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 23 January 2014.
  5. ^ "Trond Olsen klar for Sogndal" (in Norwegian). sogndalfotball.no. 15 August 2018. Retrieved 15 August 2018.
  6. ^ Trond Olsen ferdig i Sogndal, nordlys.no, 1 February 2019
  7. ^ Trond (35) legger opp: – Det føles naturlig , an.no, 29 December 2019
  8. ^ "Norges Fotballforbund". www.fotball.no. Archived from the original on 25 November 2005. Retrieved 15 January 2022.
  9. ^ "Trond Olsen". altomfotball.no (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  10. ^ "Mestvinnende spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 2 November 2010.