Jan Petter Olsen (born 19 February 1965) is a retired Norwegian football striker.

Jan Petter Olsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1965-02-19) 19 February 1965 (age 59)
Position(s) striker
Youth career
Skeid
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1996 Skeid
1997–2002 Årvoll
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He hails from Sinsen, Oslo and started playing for Skeid as a child. He also played bandy for Skeid and ishockey he have played A-football,A-Ishockey and A-bandy for the same club Skeid, and when approaching adulthood he concentrated on that sport.[1][2] He was capped three times for Norway in 1989.[3]

Olsen started playing football again at the age of 22, and scored the goal that secured Skeid's promotion from the 1995 1. divisjon.[4] He had then played bandy for Røa as late as the Norwegian Bandy Premier League 1994–95.[5]

In the 1996 Eliteserien he played 18 games for Skeid.[6] Ahead of the 1997 season he joined. Falkirk . Then Årvoll,[7] where he played for several years.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Sjem, Sturla (10 April 1996). "Knust av Knoll og Tott". VG (in Norwegian). p. 34.
  2. ^ Pedersen, Kaj T. (19 September 1995). "Sa-sa-sa, bra-bra-bra, Skeid!". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian).
  3. ^ "Representasjon" (in Norwegian). Skeid Bandy. Retrieved 24 November 2020.
  4. ^ Eriksen, Arvid (19 September 1995). "Kjendis-jubel da Skeid rykket opp". VG (in Norwegian). p. 34.
  5. ^ "Røa må skaffe ny spiss". Aftenposten Aften (in Norwegian). 19 September 1995.
  6. ^ a b Jan Petter Olsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  7. ^ "Fotball: Eliteserielagenes spillerstaller" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 8 April 1997.