Espen Olsen (born 13 March 1979) is a retired Norwegian footballer. He was appointed manager of Strømmen IF ahead of the 2015 season.[1] Ahead of the 2019 season he went on to HamKam as director of sports.[2] He played for Lørenskog, HamKam, Stabæk, Start, Sogndal and Strømmen. He also played two matches for Norway national football team, against Mexico and USA in January 2006.[3]

Espen Olsen
Espen Olsen, 2012
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-13) 13 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Height 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Position(s) Striker
Youth career
1985–1998 Strømmen
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1999–2001 Lørenskog 55 (58)
2002–2007 HamKam 166 (45)
2007 Stabæk 6 (0)
2008Start (loan) 18 (9)
2008–2011 Sogndal 90 (21)
2011–2012 Strømmen 36 (7)
International career
2006 Norway 2 (0)
Managerial career
2013–2014 Strømmen (director of sports)
2015–2018 Strømmen
2019– HamKam (director of sports)
2020 HamKam
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 11 November 2012

Career statistics

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Season Club Division League Cup Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
2002 HamKam Adeccoligaen 30 6 0 0 30 6
2003 29 11 3 1 32 12
2004 Tippeligaen 26 4 5 4 31 8
2005 26 8 5 1 31 9
2006 22 1 1 2 23 3
2007 Adeccoligaen 19 3 0 0 19 3
2007 Stabæk Tippeligaen 6 0 0 0 6 0
2008 Start Adeccoligaen 15 5 2 3 17 8
2008 Sogndal 13 2 0 0 13 2
2009 26 3 2 0 28 3
2010 25 12 6 2 31 14
2011 Tippeligaen 12 0 4 1 16 1
2011 Strømmen Adeccoligaen 11 3 0 0 11 3
2012 25 4 2 0 27 4
Career Total 285 62 30 14 315 76

References

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  1. ^ "Espen Olsen ny trener i Strømmen" (in Norwegian). 4 September 2014. Archived from the original on 7 August 2016. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
  2. ^ "(+)Olsen gir seg som trener i Strømmen – går til HamKam". 6 November 2018.
  3. ^ Norway International Matches - Details 2006 - from the Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation
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