Christian Olsen (born 9 November 1983) is a Danish football striker, who currently is playing as a playing assistant for Struer Boldklub.

Christian Steen Olsen
Christian Olsen, May 2011 (Photo: Lars Schmidt)
Personal information
Date of birth (1983-11-09) 9 November 1983 (age 41)
Place of birth Middelfart, Denmark
Height 1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in)
Position(s) Striker
Team information
Current team
Playing assistant – Struer Boldklub
Youth career
Middelfart GB
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 FC Midtjylland 34 (13)
2008Viborg FF (loan) 14 (2)
2008–2011 Viborg FF 5 (2)
2011–2012 Skive IK 0 (0)
2012–2013 ÍBV 22 (9)
2013–2014 Tjele Vest Sport[1]
2014– Struer Boldklub
Managerial career
2014– Struer Boldklub (playing assistant)[2]
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Playing for amateur club Middelfart GB in the Danish fourth division (Danmarksserien), Olsen was the league top goalscorer in the 2005–06 season. He had trials with both Odense BK and Viborg FF, from the top-flight Danish Superliga championship. They did not sign him, and he moved to Superliga club FC Midtjylland (FCM) instead. He was known as "Speedy" when he was there for his quick acceleration and incredible speed.

He dived straight into the Superliga level for FCM, and made himself noticed with five goals in his first five games, all of them as a substitute. In the first half of the 2006–07 season, he took part in 14 of 18 games, 11 of those as a substitute. He scored seven goals in 597 minutes of play, equalling more than a goal per game, in effective playing time.

On 24 June he moved to Skive IK following a highly successful trial at the club.[3]

On 20 Mars 2012 he moved to Icelandic team ÍBV, which was in third place the two seasons before. After the end of the 2012 season, he chose to retire from football at his age 29, deciding to prioritize his family.[4]

References

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  1. ^ Tjele Vest Sport får ny kendt bomber viborg-folkeblad.dk, 8 February 2013
  2. ^ Tre topangribere er blevet serietrænere dbujylland.dk, 20 May 2014
  3. ^ Speedy skriver med Skive Bold.dk
  4. ^ Christian Olsen stopper karrieren Bold.dk, 7 February 2013
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