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Jesper Olsen

1961 - Today

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Jesper Olsen (born 20 March 1961) is a Danish former professional footballer who played as a left winger. He is best remembered for representing Ajax of the Netherlands and Manchester United of England. He was a regular player for the Danish national team, scoring five goals in 43 matches. He represented Denmark at the Euro 1984 and 1986 World Cup tournaments. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jesper Olsen is the 3,297th most popular soccer player (down from 2,964th in 2019), the 513th most popular biography from Denmark (down from 498th in 2019) and the 35th most popular Danish Soccer Player.

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS

Among soccer players, Jesper Olsen ranks 3,297 out of 21,273. Before him are Mark Schwarzer, Kaoru Nagadome, Frank Séchehaye, Federico Sacchi, Jaime Pacheco, and Efraín Sánchez. After him are Rıdvan Bolatlı, Crisant Bosch, Pedro Troglio, Wilfried Puis, John Eriksen, and Givi Nodia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1961, Jesper Olsen ranks 282. Before him are Carlos Vives, Zoran Vulić, Bob Dadae, Andy Taylor, Valentin Ivanov, and Yordanka Donkova. After him are Catherine Oxenberg, Fausto Gresini, Truls Mørk, Ann Linde, Kjell Westö, and Kiyotaka Matsui.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Jesper Olsen ranks 513 out of 1,032. Before him are Hans Jacob Nielsen (1899), Prince Christian of Denmark (2005), Lily Carlstedt (1926), Katja K (1968), Anders Hejlsberg (1960), and Jørgen Jørgensen (1780). After him are John Eriksen (1957), Christen Dalsgaard (1824), Henry Petersen (1900), Johannes Schmidt (1877), Martin Braithwaite (1991), and Christian Friedrich Ecklon (1795).

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Among SOCCER PLAYERS In Denmark

Among soccer players born in Denmark, Jesper Olsen ranks 35. Before him are Kenneth Brylle (1959), Flemming Povlsen (1966), Karl Aage Hansen (1921), Jens Jørgen Hansen (1939), Bent Hansen (1933), and Henning Enoksen (1935). After him are John Eriksen (1957), Martin Braithwaite (1991), Henrik Larsen (1966), Rasmus Højlund (2003), Daniel Agger (1984), and Andreas Christensen (1996).

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