1. Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson was born on 17 May 1988 and is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a left back for Malmo FF and the Sweden national team.
25 Facts About Martin Olsson
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Martin Olsson began his playing career in Sweden by playing for Hogaborgs BK, where former national star Henrik Larsson began his career.
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Martin Olsson's talent attracted the attention of football clubs in Europe and in January 2006 Premier League club Blackburn Rovers signed him for their youth academy.
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In May 2008, Martin Olsson signed a new four-year contract, keeping him at Blackburn until June 2012.
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On 24 September 2008, Martin Olsson scored his first Blackburn goal, scoring the winning goal in a League Cup tie against Everton.
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On 23 November 2009, Martin Olsson was sent off for two yellow card offences on Tottenham Hotspur winger Aaron Lennon.
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On 29 March 2010, Martin Olsson admitted to the dive, Rovers manager, Sam Allardyce defended Martin Olsson by saying he was his man of the match and created havoc and chaos in and around the eighteen yard box all match.
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In June 2010, Martin Olsson signed a new five-year deal at Blackburn Rovers that would keep him at the club until summer 2015.
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Now considered a key player, Martin Olsson started off the season at left back covering for Gael Givet who himself was covering for various injuries at centre back.
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On 10 July 2013, Martin Olsson was signed by Premier League side Norwich City for an undisclosed fee.
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Martin Olsson scored his first goal for the club against Bury in the League Cup on 27 August 2013.
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Martin Olsson made 37 appearances in all competitions but could not prevent his new team from relegation in his return to Premier League football.
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Martin Olsson was later charged with improper conduct by the FA for allegedly making physical contact with referee Simon Hooper.
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Martin Olsson signed for Helsingborgs IF on a one-year contract ahead of the 2020 Allsvenskan season and played in 25 league games as Helsingborg was relegated to Superettan.
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Martin Olsson made 10 Allsvenskan appearances for the club during the 2021 season before being bought by the reigning Swedish Champions Malmo FF.
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On 19 January 2023, Malmo's manager Henrik Rydstrom announced that Martin Olsson had been partially suspended from training and the team's match squad due to repeated late arrival for meetings and training sessions.
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Martin Olsson has played several matches for Sweden's under 18 and under 21 national squads.
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Martin Olsson was selected to be part of the senior 23-man squad that would face Bosnia and Herzegovina on 29 May and Belarus on 2 June 2010.
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Against Bosnia and Herzegovina, Martin Olsson put Sweden back in front from close range in the 68th minute, two minutes after coming on as a substitute, and added his second in the 82nd from Marcus Berg's center.
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In May 2012, Martin Olsson was named in the 23-man squad to compete for Sweden at UEFA Euro 2012 and was given the number 5 shirt.
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Martin Olsson was born in Gavle, Sweden, to a Swedish father and Kenyan mother.
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Martin Olsson has a twin brother, Marcus, who is a professional footballer.
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Martin Olsson's brother-in-law is former Dallas Mavericks basketball player Dirk Nowitzki, who is married to Martin's sister Jessica Olsson.
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Martin Olsson's agent used to be the former Sweden international player Stefan Schwarz.
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Controversial agent Rune Hauge has worked for Martin Olsson, after being introduced to him by former Blackburn Rovers teammate Morten Gamst Pedersen.