Frode Olsen (born 12 October 1967) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper. He earned 26 international caps for the Norway national team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Frode Olsen | ||
| Date of birth | 12 October 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Stavanger, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Youth career | |||
| FK Vidar | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1990 | Rosenborg | 1 | (0) |
| 1991 | Strømsgodset | 22 | (0) |
| 1992–1996 | IK Start | 117 | (0) |
| 1997–1999 | Stabæk | 76 | (0) |
| 2000–2002 | Sevilla | 33 | (0) |
| 2002–2004 | Viking | 57 | (0) |
| Total | 306 | (0) | |
| International career | |||
| 1995–2003 | Norway | 26 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| Klepp IL (women) | |||
| Bryne FK (sports director) | |||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
During his career he played for clubs like Viking F.K., Stabæk IF, IK Start and Sevilla FC. He won the Kniksen award as goalie of the year three years in a row from 1997 to 1999.
After retirement, he coached the Klepp IL women's team, then he commentated Spanish football on the Norwegian TV channel TV 2. After TV 2 lost the broadcasting contract for Spanish football,[1] he began working as a studio analyst covering Tippeligaen. While being employed at TV 2, he was the sports director of Bryne FK between January and September 2008.[2]
His favorite English team is Luton Town.[3]
He has also qualified as a referee, officiating on games in Youth Football local to Stavanger from May 2011.[4]
References
edit- ^ "TV 2 mister spansk fotball" (in Norwegian).
- ^ "Frode Olsen slutter i Bryne" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 12 July 2012.
- ^ "Tett på nett: Frode Olsen" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 18 July 2007.
- ^ "Speaker.no, Frode Olsen" (in Norwegian).[permanent dead link]
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