Marc Brockmann Olsen (born 15 January 1986) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player and Backgammon Grandmaster.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Marc Brockmann Olsen | ||
| Date of birth | 15 January 1986 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Position(s) | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Vanløse IF | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2006–2008 | Brøndby IF | 8 | (1) |
| 2008 | SønderjyskE | 6 | (0) |
| 2008–2011 | Hvidovre IF | 0 | (0) |
| 2011 | Port Melbourne[1] | ||
| 2011–2013 | Hvidovre IF | ||
| 2013–2014 | AB Tårnby[2] | ||
| International career | |||
| 2001 | Denmark U-16 | 3 | (0) |
| 2002–2003 | Denmark U-17 | 17 | (2) |
| 2003–2004 | Denmark U-18 | 5 | (0) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2008 | |||
Football
editOlsen plays as a midfielder. He has played professionally for Danish clubs including Brøndby IF, and also one season for South Melbourne FC in Australia.
Marc Olsen debuted for Brøndby's first team 5 November 2006 against FC København. His favourite position is as a left midfielder.
Backgammon
editOlsen is a G2 Grandmaster in Backgammon,[3] and an author of books on Backgammon strategy. He also presents the YouTube channel "Backgammon Galaxy", teaching strategies from beginner to advanced level.[citation needed]
Olsen is also the Founder and current CEO of the mobile and web gaming site, Backgammon Galaxy. It is the platform of choice for online Backgammon Master and Grandmaster level players.[citation needed]
Bibliography
edit- Backgammon: From Basics to Badass (2015)
- Backgammon: Pure Strategy (2017)
- Backgammon - Cube like a boss: Patterns, Intuition & Strategy (2019)
References
edit- ^ "Rønne og Marc O. på australsk eventyr". bold.dk. 14 July 2011.
- ^ "Marc Olsen fra Hvidovre til AB Tårnby". ligabold.dk.
- ^ Backgammon Masters Awarding Body
External links
edit- Marc Olsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
- Brøndby IF profile (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2007)
- Marc Olsen at DR (in Danish) (archived)
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