1. Lars Christian Olsen was born on 2 February 1961 and is a Danish former footballer and current manager, who was most recently the manager of Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga.
19 Facts About Lars Olsen
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Lars Olsen started his coaching career with Randers in 2003, guiding them to promotion for the Danish Superliga.
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Lars Olsen led the team to the 2006 Danish Cup trophy, and Olsen was named 2006 Danish Manager of the Year.
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Lars Olsen then coached Odense BK from 2007 to 2010.
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Lars Olsen played 84 matches and scored four goals for the Denmark national team from 1986 to 1996, and was named 1988 Danish Player of the Year.
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Lars Olsen was team captain of the Danish national team in a record 69 matches, and captained the Denmark team that won the 1992 European Championship.
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Lars Olsen won both the 1987 and 1988 Danish championships, and following several games as captain of the national team he received the 1988 Danish Player of the Year award.
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Lars Olsen moved abroad to play for Trabzonspor in Turkey, with whom he won the 1992 Turkish Cup.
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Lars Olsen played his second national team game in May 1987, and went on to become a constant player in the starting line-up.
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Lars Olsen was selected to represent Denmark at the 1988 European Championship, where he started the tournament on the bench as Morten Olsen was selected team captain and defensive organizer.
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Lars Olsen came on as a substitute in Denmark's first game, and went on to play the remaining two games, though Denmark were eliminated from the tournament.
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Lars Olsen re-entered the Danish national team in April 1996 and Olsen was chosen to help Denmark defend the trophy at the 1996 European Championship.
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Lars Olsen did not play any games at the tournament, and he ended his international career in 1996.
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Lars Olsen coached the reserve team, he was assistant manager of the first team, and he was youth team manager.
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In January 2003, Lars Olsen was signed as manager of Randers in the Danish 1st Division, the second best league in Danish football.
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Lars Olsen was named 2006 Danish Manager of the Year.
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In January 2007, Lars Olsen announced he was moving to become manager of league rivals Odense BK, effective from July 2007.
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In November 2011, Olsen moved into international football management by taking over the Faroe Islands becoming the third Dane to do so after Allan Simonsen and Henrik Larsen.
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On 28 October 2019, Lars Olsen was named new manager of Danish Superliga side Esbjerg fB.