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Malene Olsen

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Malene Olsen
Personal information
Full name Malene Marquard Olsen
Date of birth (1983-02-02) 2 February 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+12 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)
*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)

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.

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

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  1. ^ "Malene Olsen". UEFA.com. UEFA. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ^ "Kampstatistik på spillere" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ^ "Malene Olsen från Bröndby" (in Swedish). Tyresö FF. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. ^ Schou Nielsen, Pia (22 October 2011). "Malene Olsen får comeback mod Østrig" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ^ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ^ 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.
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