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Egil Olsen

1942 - Today

Egil Olsen

Egil Roger Olsen (born 22 April 1942), nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian former football manager and player. He is best known as a highly successful manager of the Norway national team. He also served as the manager of the Iraq national team, his departure from which attracted considerable attention. In January 2009, he returned as manager for the Norway national team, serving until 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Egil Olsen is the 180th most popular coach (up from 241st in 2019), the 278th most popular biography from Norway (up from 345th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Norwegian Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Egil Olsen ranks 180 out of 471. Before him are Thomas Schaaf, Hugo Broos, Gian Piero Ventura, Amadeo García, Volodymyr Bezsonov, and Andrej Panadić. After him are Ergin Ataman, Fuad Muzurović, Ulises Saucedo, Tommy Svensson, Mattia Binotto, and Annibale Frossi.

Most Popular Coaches in Wikipedia

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Thomas Schaaf
1961 - Present
HPI: 57.70
Rank: 174
Hugo Broos
1952 - Present
HPI: 57.65
Rank: 175
Gian Piero Ventura
1948 - Present
HPI: 57.58
Rank: 176
Amadeo García
1887 - 1947
HPI: 57.55
Rank: 177
Volodymyr Bezsonov
1958 - Present
HPI: 57.48
Rank: 178
Andrej Panadić
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 179
Egil Olsen
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 180
Ergin Ataman
1966 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 181
Fuad Muzurović
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 182
Ulises Saucedo
1896 - 1963
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 183
Tommy Svensson
1945 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 184
Mattia Binotto
1969 - Present
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 185
Annibale Frossi
1911 - 1999
HPI: 57.25
Rank: 186

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1942, Egil Olsen ranks 388. Before him are Ramiro de León Carpio, Michael Eisner, Carlos Hathcock, Kent Andersson, Wu Ma, and Sterling Morrison. After him are Boubacar Traoré, Rubén Salazar Gómez, Deirdre McCloskey, Tomasz Stańko, Leon Russell, and Erika Blanc.

Others Born in 1942

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Ramiro de León Carpio
POLITICIAN
1942 - 2002
HPI: 57.61
Rank: 382
Michael Eisner
BUSINESSPERSON
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.51
Rank: 383
Carlos Hathcock
MILITARY PERSONNEL
1942 - 1999
HPI: 57.47
Rank: 384
Kent Andersson
RACING DRIVER
1942 - 2006
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 385
Wu Ma
ACTOR
1942 - 2014
HPI: 57.46
Rank: 386
Sterling Morrison
MUSICIAN
1942 - 1995
HPI: 57.45
Rank: 387
Egil Olsen
COACH
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.42
Rank: 388
Boubacar Traoré
SINGER
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.41
Rank: 389
Rubén Salazar Gómez
RELIGIOUS FIGURE
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.38
Rank: 390
Deirdre McCloskey
ECONOMIST
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.37
Rank: 391
Tomasz Stańko
MUSICIAN
1942 - 2018
HPI: 57.36
Rank: 392
Leon Russell
SINGER
1942 - 2016
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 393
Erika Blanc
ACTOR
1942 - Present
HPI: 57.35
Rank: 394