Thorleif Olsen (15 November 1921 – 11 March 1996) was a Norwegian football player. He played for the club Vålerengens IF most of his career, from 1945 to 1963. He was capped 34 times for Norway between 1950 and 1955, and received the Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch in 1954.
Olsen first played football for Grønvold IL, a member of the Workers Federation of Sports. During the German occupation of Norway he played "illegal" matches for Vålerenga. He played for Vålerenga from 1945 until 1963, when he was 41 years old. He is the oldest player who ever played in the Norwegian Top League. He is also the oldest player to score in the top league, in a match against Skeid in October 1963, at the age of 41 years, 323 days.[1]
International footballedit
Having played three matches for the Norwegian B team, Olsen made his debut for the Norway national football team in 1950. He played regularly for the national team until 1954, and also had two appearances in 1955. He was capped 34 times for Norway between 1950 and 1955.[1] He played for the Norwegian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.[3]
Olsen also played bandy and ice hockey at national level. In bandy, he won the regional championship in Oslo, and in ice hockey he won the national B-league.[1]
thorleif, olsen, november, 1921, march, 1996, norwegian, football, player, played, club, vålerengens, most, career, from, 1945, 1963, capped, times, norway, between, 1950, 1955, received, norwegian, football, association, gold, watch, 1954, personal, informati. Thorleif Olsen 15 November 1921 11 March 1996 was a Norwegian football player He played for the club Valerengens IF most of his career from 1945 to 1963 He was capped 34 times for Norway between 1950 and 1955 and received the Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch in 1954 Thorleif OlsenPersonal informationDate of birth 1921 11 15 15 November 1921Place of birthKristiania NorwayDate of death11 March 1996 1996 03 11 aged 74 1 Place of deathOslo 2 Position s Right halfYouth careerGronvold ILSenior career YearsTeamApps Gls 1945 1963ValerengaInternational career1950 1955Norway34 0 Club domestic league appearances and goalsHe also played bandy and ice hockey at a national level Contents 1 Sports career 1 1 Club football 1 2 International football 1 3 Bandy and ice hockey 2 Death 3 References 4 External linksSports career editBorn in Kristiania on 15 November 1921 Olsen played for the Oslo sports club Valerengens IF 2 1 Club football edit Olsen first played football for Gronvold IL a member of the Workers Federation of Sports During the German occupation of Norway he played illegal matches for Valerenga He played for Valerenga from 1945 until 1963 when he was 41 years old He is the oldest player who ever played in the Norwegian Top League He is also the oldest player to score in the top league in a match against Skeid in October 1963 at the age of 41 years 323 days 1 International football edit Having played three matches for the Norwegian B team Olsen made his debut for the Norway national football team in 1950 He played regularly for the national team until 1954 and also had two appearances in 1955 He was capped 34 times for Norway between 1950 and 1955 1 He played for the Norwegian national team at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki 3 He received the Norwegian Football Association Gold Watch in 1954 1 Bandy and ice hockey edit Olsen also played bandy and ice hockey at national level In bandy he won the regional championship in Oslo and in ice hockey he won the national B league 1 Death editOlsen died in Oslo on 11 March 1996 2 References edit a b c d e f Holm Jan Thorleif Olsen In Bolstad Erik ed Store norske leksikon in Norwegian Oslo Norsk nettleksikon Retrieved 30 March 2023 a b c Thorleif Olsen Olympedia Retrieved 9 November 2021 Thorleif Olsen sports reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 11 November 2013 External links editThorleif Olsen at FIFA archived nbsp Thorleif Olsen at the Norway Football Association in Norwegian nbsp Thorleif Olsen at EU Football info nbsp Thorleif Olsen at FootballDatabase eu nbsp Thorleif Olsen at National Football Teams com nbsp Thorleif Olsen at WorldFootball net nbsp Thorleif Olsen at Olympedia nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Thorleif Olsen amp oldid 1164472577, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
