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Morten Olsen

1949 - Today

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Morten Per Olsen (Danish pronunciation: [ˈmɒːtn̩ ˈoːl.sn̩]; born 14 August 1949) is a Danish former football manager and former player. He was the head coach of the Denmark national team for 15 years from 2000 until 2015, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2012 European Championship. He has also managed Brøndby to two Danish Superliga championships and Ajax to the Double of the 1998 Eredivisie championship and Dutch Cup trophy. He is one of only two persons ever in football, alongside Didier Deschamps, to achieve 100 national matches for his country both as player as well as coach. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Morten Olsen is the 63rd most popular coach (down from 60th in 2019), the 151st most popular biography from Denmark (down from 128th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Coach.

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Among COACHES

Among coaches, Morten Olsen ranks 63 out of 471. Before him are Siniša Mihajlović, Vicente Feola, Jorge Sampaoli, Ljupko Petrović, Jorge Valdano, and Jean Tigana. After him are Matt Busby, Roy Hodgson, Unai Emery, Matthias Sammer, Raymond Goethals, and José Villalonga.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Morten Olsen ranks 101. Before him are Carl Bildt, Joachim Sauer, Annie Leibovitz, Philippe Starck, Homi K. Bhabha, and Quini. After him are Stephen McKinley Henderson, Axel Honneth, Angie Bowie, Josip Bozanić, Walid Jumblatt, and Valentina Matviyenko.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Morten Olsen ranks 151 out of 1,032. Before him are Elizabeth of Denmark, Electress of Brandenburg (1485), Lars Ulrich (1963), Connie Nielsen (1965), Erik Bruhn (1928), Brigitte Nielsen (1963), and Prince Valdemar of Denmark (1858). After him are Adam Oehlenschläger (1779), Eric III of Denmark (1100), Bent Larsen (1935), Jesper Christensen (1948), Rasmus Bartholin (1625), and Jeppe Aakjær (1866).

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Among COACHES In Denmark

Among coaches born in Denmark, Morten Olsen ranks 2. Before him are Michael Laudrup (1964). After him are John Jensen (1965), Thomas Frank (1973), Kent Nielsen (1961), Kasper Hjulmand (1972), Morten Wieghorst (1971), Per Frandsen (1970), and Mikkel Thygesen (1984).

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