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Argentine footballer and manager

Roque Olsen
Personal information
Full name Roque Germán Olsen Fontana
Date of birth (1925-09-09)9 September 1925
Place of birth Sauce de Luna, Argentina
Date of death 15 June 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 66)
Place of death Sevilla, Spain
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
Patronato Paraná
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1949 Tigre
1950 Racing Club 15 (6)
1950–1957 Real Madrid 110 (60)
1957–1959 Córdoba
Managerial career
1959–1963 Córdoba
1963–1964 Deportivo La Coruña
1964–1965 Zaragoza
1965–1967 Barcelona
1967–1968 Zaragoza
1969–1970 Celta Vigo
1970 Deportivo La Coruña
1971–1974 Elche
1974–1976 Sevilla
1976–1977 Las Palmas
1977–1978 Elche
1978–1980 Cádiz
1980–1981 Recreativo
1984 Elche
1984–1985 Las Palmas
1985–1986 Elche
1988 Las Palmas
1989 Sevilla
1991 Las Palmas
1991–1992 Las Palmas
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olsen and the second or maternal family name is Fontana.

Roque Germán Olsen Fontana (9 September 1925 – 15 June 1992), commonly known as Roque Olsen, was an Argentine football player and manager.

Playing career

Olsen started his playing career in the local leagues of Parana, Entre Ríos. In 1949 he was signed by Tigre, the following year he joined champions Racing Club de Avellaneda. After playing 15 games for Racing Club, he joined Real Madrid where he went on to become one of the club's most important goal scorers. He played out his career with Córdoba CF in the late 1950s.

Managerial career

Olsen started his managerial career with Córdoba CF leading them to promotion to La Liga in 1962. He then managed Deportivo La Coruña, Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona. He also managed Elche CF, Sevilla FC and Celta Vigo. His last managerial position before his death in 1992 was as manager of UD Las Palmas.

References

  1. "Real Madrid CF - Topscorers since 1929 (Campeonato Nacional de Liga)". www.rsssf.org. Retrieved 29 February 2024.

External links

Inter-Cities Fairs Cup winning managers
Roque Olsen – Managerial positions
Córdoba CF – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Deportivo de La Coruña – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Real Zaragoza – managers
FC Barcelona – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
RC Celta de Vigo – managers
Elche CF – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Sevilla FC – managers
UD Las Palmas – managers
Cádiz CF – managers
(c) = caretaker manager
Recreativo de Huelva – managers
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