Egil Olsen

Egil Olsen

Olsen in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Egil Roger Olsen[1]
Date of birth	(1942-04-22) 22 April 1942 (age 82)[1]
Place of birth	Fredrikstad, Norway[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1965	Østsiden
1964	Vålerenga
1966–1967	Vålerenga
1968–1971	Sarpsborg
1972–1974	Frigg
1975	Hasle-Løren
National team
1964–1971	Norway	16	(0)
Teams managed
1972–1973	Frigg
1974	Frigg
1975	Hasle-Løren
1976	Østsiden
1977	Fossum
1978–1979	Frigg
1979–1985	Norway U21
1981–1983	Frigg
1985–1988	Lyn[2]
1989	Aalesund
1990	Norway U23
1990–1998	Norway
1998–1999	Vålerenga
1999–2000	Wimbledon
2002–2003	Norway U19[3]
2004–2005	Fredrikstad
2007–2008	Iraq
2009–2013	Norway
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Egil Roger Olsen (born 22 April 1942), nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian former football manager and player.^[4][5] He is best known as a highly successful manager of the Norway national team. He later was manager of the Iraq national team, his departure from which caused considerable attention. In January 2009, he made a comeback as manager for the Norway national team.

Managerial statistics

As of 15 October 2013.^[6]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
				G	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Win %
Lyn		1985	1988
Aalesund		1989	1989
Norway U23		1990	1990
Norway		11 October 1990	30 June 1998	88	46	26	16	168	63	+105	52.27
Vålerenga		1998	1999	20	11	1	8				55
Wimbledon		9 June 1999	1 May 2000	43	11	12	20	55	80	–25	25.58
Norway U19		2002	2003	7	4	2	1	8	6	+2	57.14
Fredrikstad		2004	2005	26	8	7	11	35	44	–9	30.77
Iraq		2007	2008	6	2	3	1	12	5	+7	33.33
Norway		14 January 2009	27 September 2013	50	25	9	16	63	50	+13	50
Total				240	107	60	73	341	248	+93	44.58

References

1. "Olsen: Egil Roger Olsen: Manager". BDFutbol. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
2. Erik Sexe Andersen og Torstein Velvang. "Egil Olsen som Lyn-trener". Lynfotball.net. Archived from the original on 19 February 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
3. "Olsen return lifts Norway U19s". Union of European Football Associations. 18 December 2002. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
4. "Store norske leksikon - Egil "Drillo" Olsen". Snl.no. 29 November 1958. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
5. "Store norske leksikon - Egil "Drillo" Olsen – utdypning (NBL-artikkel)". Snl.no. 29 November 1958. Retrieved 10 May 2010.
6. "Norwegian National Football Team Matches". NFF. Archived from the original on 9 May 2012. Retrieved 11 September 2012.