Malene Marquard Olsen (born 2 February 1983) is a retired Danish football defender. She lastly played for Elitedivisionen club Brøndby IF and has also played for the Danish national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malene Marquard Olsen | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hedehusene IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2014 | Brøndby IF | 178 | (3) |
| 2009 | Tyresö FF | ||
| International career‡ | |||
| 2002 | Denmark U-19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2013 | Denmark | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 16 May 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 16 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
Olsen began her club career at Hedehusene IK.[1] As of September 2012, Olsen had made the second most appearances for Brøndby with 247. Only Mia Brogaard had more with 327.[2]
In 2009 Olsen played for Swedish club Tyresö FF, while working as a nurse in Stockholm.[3]
Olsen made her debut for the senior Denmark national team in February 2003; a 4–0 defeat to Norway in La Manga Club. In October 2011 Olsen was recalled to the national team after a five-year absence, for a UEFA European Championship 2013 qualifying tie with Austria.[4] She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for the final tournament,[5] where Denmark reached the semi-finals. Olsen retired from football in June 2014.[6]
References edit
- ^ "Malene Olsen". UEFA.com. UEFA. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Kampstatistik på spillere" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ "Malene Olsen från Bröndby" (in Swedish). Tyresö FF. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- ^ Schou Nielsen, Pia (22 October 2011). "Malene Olsen får comeback mod Østrig" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- ^ Juul, Kasper (10 June 2014). "Når en kæmpe takker af" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
External links edit
- Malene Olsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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