Terje_Olsen_(footballer,_born_1950)

Terje Olsen (footballer, born 1950)

Terje Olsen (footballer, born 1950)

Norwegian footballer

Terje Olsen (born 28 September 1950) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a forward for Vålerengen his entire career, except for two seasons which he spent with Lillestrøm. Olsen was capped three times playing for Norway.

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Career

Olsen started his career with Vålerengen in 1968, and played for the club until 1975.[2] He then moved to Lillestrøm, where he 43 matches and scored nine goals over two seasons. During his time at Lillestrøm, the team won two consecutive league titles in addition to the Norwegian Cup in 1977. Olsen returned to Vålerengen in 1978, where he again won the Norwegian Cup in 1980.[3] In total, Olsen played 102 matches for Vålerengen scoring 23 goals during his 11 seasons at the club.[2] Only nine other players have played for Vålerengen longer than Olsen, and after Olsen retired the only player to match his 11 seasons is Øyvind Bolthof.[4]

Olsen played seven matches for Norway U21 and was later capped three times for Norway between 1972 and 1974.[5]

Olsen is the father of the footballer Lasse Olsen.[6]

References

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    Terje Olsen at WorldFootball.net
  2. [2]
    "A-lagsspillere 1948-2002". vpn.no (in Norwegian). Vålerenga på nett. Retrieved 19 July 2012.
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    "Terje Olsen". kanarifansen.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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    "Bolthof - historisk trofast" (in Norwegian). Vålerenga Fotball. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
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    "Terje Olsen's profil". fotball.no (in Norwegian). Football Association of Norway. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. [6]
    Valderhaug, Bertil (19 September 2008). "Her er Lille Vålerenga" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Archived from the original on 24 October 2008. Retrieved 20 October 2012.


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