| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malene Marquard Olsen | ||
| Date of birth | (1983-02-02) 2 February 1983 (age 41) | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Hedehusene IK | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2002–2014 | Brøndby IF | 178 | (3) |
| 2009 | Tyresö FF | ||
| International career | |||
| 2002 | Denmark U-19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2003–2013 | Denmark | 14 | (0) |
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*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 21:46, 16 May 2017 (UTC) ‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 21:46, 16 May 2017 (UTC) | |||
Malene Marquard Olsen (born 2 February 1983) is a retired Danish football defender. She lastly played for Elitedivisionen club Brøndby IF and has also played for the Danish national team.
Olsen began her club career at Hedehusene IK. As of September 2012, Olsen had made the second most appearances for Brøndby with 247. Only Mia Brogaard had more with 327.
In 2009 Olsen played for Swedish club Tyresö FF, while working as a nurse in Stockholm.
Olsen made her debut for the senior Denmark national team in February 2003; a 4–0 defeat to Norway in La Manga Club. In October 2011 Olsen was recalled to the national team after a five-year absence, for a UEFA European Championship 2013 qualifying tie with Austria. She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for the final tournament, where Denmark reached the semi-finals. Olsen retired from football in June 2014.
References
- "Malene Olsen". UEFA.com. UEFA. 12 September 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- "Kampstatistik på spillere" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- "Malene Olsen från Bröndby" (in Swedish). Tyresö FF. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
- Schou Nielsen, Pia (22 October 2011). "Malene Olsen får comeback mod Østrig" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". uefa.com. UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
- Juul, Kasper (10 June 2014). "Når en kæmpe takker af" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
External links
- Malene Olsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
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