Espen Olsen

{{Short description|Norwegian footballer (born 1979)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=August 2024}} {{Infobox football biography | name = Espen Olsen | image = Stroemmen stadium IMG 7632 stroemmen if ESPEN OLSEN.jpg | image_size = 200 | caption = Espen Olsen, 2012 | fullname = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1979|3|13|df=y}} | birth_place = Oslo, Norway | height = {{height|m=1.80}} | position = Striker | currentclub = | clubnumber = | youthyears1 = 1985–1998 | youthclubs1 = Strømmen | youthyears2 = | years1 = 1999–2001 | clubs1 = Lørenskog | caps1 = 55 | goals1 = 58 | caps2 = | goals2 = | years3 = 2002–2007 | clubs3 = HamKam | caps3 = 166 | goals3 = 45 | years4 = 2007 | clubs4 = Stabæk | caps4 = 6 | goals4 = 0 | years5 = 2008 | clubs5 = → Start (loan) | caps5 = 18 | goals5 = 9 | years6 = 2008–2011 | clubs6 = Sogndal | caps6 = 90 | goals6 = 21 | years7 = 2011–2012 | clubs7 = Strømmen | caps7 = 36 | goals7 = 7 | nationalyears1 = 2006 | nationalteam1 = Norway | nationalcaps1 = 2 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | manageryears1 = 2013–2014 | managerclubs1 = Strømmen (director of sports) | manageryears2 = 2015–2018 | managerclubs2 = Strømmen | manageryears3 = 2019– | managerclubs3 = HamKam (director of sports) | manageryears4 = 2020 | managerclubs4 = HamKam | pcupdate = 11 November 2012 | ntupdate = }} '''Espen Olsen''' (born 13 March 1979) is a retired Norwegian footballer. He was appointed manager of Strømmen IF ahead of the 2015 season.<ref>{{cite web|title=Espen Olsen ny trener i Strømmen|url=http://www.h-a.no/sport/espen-olsen-ny-trener-i-strommen|accessdate=27 March 2018|language=Norwegian|date=2014-09-04|archive-date=2016-08-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160807114129/http://www.h-a.no/sport/espen-olsen-ny-trener-i-strommen|url-status=dead}}</ref> Ahead of the 2019 season he went on to HamKam as director of sports.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.smp.no/ntb/sport/2018/11/06/Olsen-gir-seg-som-trener-i-Str%C3%B8mmen-%E2%80%93-g%C3%A5r-til-HamKam-17824695.ece|title=(+)Olsen gir seg som trener i Strømmen – går til HamKam|date=6 November 2018}}</ref> He played for Lørenskog, HamKam, Stabæk, Start, Sogndal and Strømmen. He also played two matches for Norway national football team, against Mexico and USA in January 2006.<ref>[https://www.rsssf.org/tablesn/noo-intres2006.html Norway International Matches - Details 2006] - from the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation</ref>

==Career statistics== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;" |- !rowspan="2"|Season !rowspan="2"|Club !rowspan="2"|Division !colspan="2"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Total |- !Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals |- |2002 |rowspan="6" valign="center"|HamKam |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Adeccoligaen |30||6||0||0||30||6 |- |2003 |29||11||3||1||32||12 |- |2004 |rowspan="3" valign="center"|Tippeligaen |26||4||5||4||31||8 |- |2005 |26||8||5||1||31||9 |- |2006 |22||1||1||2||23||3 |- |2007 |Adeccoligaen |19||3||0||0||19||3 |- |2007 |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Stabæk |Tippeligaen |6||0||0||0||6||0 |- |2008 |rowspan="1" valign="center"|Start |rowspan="4" valign="center"|Adeccoligaen |15||5||2||3||17||8 |- |2008 |rowspan="4" valign="center"|Sogndal |13||2||0||0||13||2 |- |2009 |26||3||2||0||28||3 |- |2010 |25||12||6||2||31||14 |- |2011 |Tippeligaen |12||0||4||1||16||1 |- |2011 |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Strømmen |rowspan="2" valign="center"|Adeccoligaen |11||3||0||0||11||3 |- |2012 |25||4||2||0||27||4 |- !colspan="3"|Career Total !285!!62!!30!!14!!315!!76 |}

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==External links== *[https://web.archive.org/web/20110724180129/http://v1.hamkam.no/presentation/_spiller.asp?spiller_id=203 Player profile at hamkam.no] *[https://web.archive.org/web/20100822060856/http://www.sogndalfotball.no/Alaget/Spelarstall/Spelarinfo/tabid/620/person/6565/mid/1437/Default.aspx Player profile at sogndalfotball.no]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Olsen, Espen}} Category:1979 births Category:Living people Category:Footballers from Oslo Category:Norwegian men's footballers Category:Eliteserien players Category:Norwegian First Division players Category:Norway men's international footballers Category:Men's association football forwards Category:Strømmen IF players Category:Hamarkameratene players Category:Stabæk Fotball players Category:IK Start players Category:Sogndal Fotball players Category:Norwegian football managers Category:Strømmen IF managers Category:Hamarkameratene non-playing staff