Thor André Olsen
Norwegian footballer and coach (born 1964)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-04-28) 28 April 1964 (age 60) | ||
| Place of birth | Mo i Rana, Norway | ||
| Position(s) | Goalkeeper | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1982–1986 | Mo IL | ||
| 1987–1990 | Molde FK | 78 | |
| 1991–1993 | SK Brann | 59 | |
| 1994–1997 | Djurgårdens IF | 99 | |
| 1998 | AaB | ||
| 1999 | → IFK Norrköping (loan) | 6 | |
| 1999 | Lillestrøm SK | 0 | |
| 2000–2007 | Mo IL | ||
| International career | |||
| 1985–1989 | Norway U21 | 3 | (0) |
| 1989 | Norway B | 1 | (0) |
| Managerial career | |||
| 2001–2007 | Mo (goalkeeping coach) | ||
| 2008 | Stålkameratene (interim) | ||
| 2009–2010 | Stålkameratene | ||
| 2011–2018 | Mo | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Thor André Olsen (born 28 April 1964[1]) is a Norwegian football coach and former goalkeeper. His last position was head coach in Mo IL.
Club career
Thor André Olsen played for Mo IL, Molde FK, SK Brann, Djurgårdens IF, Aalborg, IFK Norrköping and Lillestrøm SK.
In 1987, Olsen transferred to Molde. In 1988, newspaper VG named him player of the year in Norwegian football.[2] In 1991, he went on to play for Brann where he played three seasons. Olsen then continued his career in Sweden, where he joined then second tier side Djurgården. In his first season at the club, he helped the team win promotion to Allsvenskan. In 1995, He received the Årets Järnkamin award from supporters club Järnkaminerna for his performances and values.
He retired from football in 2004.
International career
Thor André Olsen represented the Norway national under-21 team three times, debuting on 21 May 1985 against Sweden.[3] In 1989 he played one game for Norway B against England B at Stavanger Stadion.
Coaching career
In 2001, he became playing goalkeeping coach in Mo IL. Between 2008 and 2010, he was coaching Stålkameratene, before returning to Mo where he was head coach until 2018.
Honours
Club
- Division 1 Norra (1): 1994
Individual
- Årets Järnkamin (1): 1995
References
- ^ "Weltfussball.de".
- ^ "Årets Spiller 1962-96" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Archived from the original on 31 October 2004. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
- ^ "Thor André Olsen national team profile" (in Norwegian). Norwegian Football Federation. Retrieved 27 November 2019.
