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Ben Olsen

1977 - Today

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Benjamin Robert Olsen (born May 3, 1977) is an American sports executive, soccer coach, and former professional player who was formerly the president of Washington Spirit, a professional women's soccer club in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He is currently the head coach of Houston Dynamo FC in Major League Soccer. Olsen is best known for his long-term association with D.C. United of Major League Soccer (MLS), first as a player then as a coach. Born in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Olsen grew up playing for FC Delco, an elite club program near Philadelphia. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 21 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 20 in 2024). Ben Olsen is the 15,864th most popular soccer player (down from 14,509th in 2024), the 19,110th most popular biography from United States (down from 18,241st in 2019) and the 136th most popular American Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Ben Olsen ranks 15,864 out of 21,273. Before him are Vasilis Barkas, Abdel Abqar, Youssouf Mulumbu, Jun Aoyama, Christian Schwegler, and Shuichi Mase. After him are Oliver Burke, Alexander Gerndt, David Jurásek, Andrija Kaluđerović, Ami Sugita, and Mansour Al-Thagafi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1977, Ben Olsen ranks 1,240. Before him are Ivan Dudić, Naoki Chiba, Toru Irie, Yusuke Sato, William Sunsing, and Sylvia Pinel. After him are Jeffrey Aubynn, Marcel Hacker, Joanna Page, Minke Booij, Junnosuke Schneider, and Josetxo.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In United States

Among soccer players born in United States, Ben Olsen ranks 136. Before him are Matt Turner (1994), Jonathan Spector (1986), Mike Lapper (1970), Graham Zusi (1986), Jason Kreis (1972), and Ricardo Clark (1983). After him are Mark McKenzie (1999), Clarence Goodson (1982), Miguel Ángel Ponce (1989), Brad Davis (1981), Ali Krieger (1984), and Isaác Brizuela (1990).

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