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  • Since 1985 to 1998, Morten Olsen held Denmark's record for international appearances
  • Earned his 100th cap for Denmark on 26 Apr 1989 aged 39 years 8 months 12 days

Football player Morten Olsen

Morten Per Olsen
Morten Olsen
Born on 14 August 1949, Vordingborg (age 75)

National team appearances of Morten Olsen

TeamPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
Denmark
1970 - 19891025019410.039
Total:1025019410.039

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballerPeriodCapsCapt.Sub. inSub. offGoalsPen.Goals/ Caps
B 1901, Nykøbing Falster23 Sep 1970 - 29 Jun 197217320.118
KSV Cercle, Brugge21 Nov 1973 - 23 May 1976111
RWD Molenbeek, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek01 Sep 1976 - 04 Jun 19801611
RSC Anderlecht, Anderlecht15 Oct 1980 - 18 Jun 198639316
1. FC Köln, Köln10 Sep 1986 - 18 Jun 198919188210.105
Player stats by competition
Competition
Played
Capt.
Sub. off
Goals
Pen.
Goals/ Caps
European Championship final tournament (EC)
7
7
3
Nordic Championship (NC)
14
1
2
European Championship qualifiers (QE)
24
12
4
World Cup qualifiers (QW)
17
9
3
World Cup final tournament (WC)
4
4
Friendly matches and other tournaments
36
17
7
4
1
0.111
Total:
102
50
19
4
1
0.039
Career highlights
Match dateOpponent teamEventAge
23 Sep 1970
Norway
debut21 years 1 month 9 days
5 May 1971
Switzerland*
first goal21 years 8 months 21 days
4 Jun 1980
Norway
first cap as captain30 years 9 months 21 days
3 Jun 1981
Italy
50th cap31 years 9 months 20 days
13 Nov 1985
Rep. of Ireland
record for caps (held up to 24 Jun 1998)36 years 2 months 30 days
26 Apr 1989
Bulgaria
100th cap39 years 8 months 12 days
18 Jun 1989
Brazil
50th cap as captain; last appearance39 years 10 months 4 days
Record of Morten Olsen's goals by opponent team
Opponent teamGoalsPen.Matches
with goals
Matches by goals in a matchGoals/Matches
with goals
CapsGoals/Caps
123>3
Brazil
11111.00011.000
England*1111.00020.500
Switzerland*1111.00020.500
Belgium
1111.00030.333
(+) other teams94
Total:41440001.0001020.039
Record of national team matches played by Morten Olsen
National teamPlayedWonDrawnLostGoals ForGoals AgainstWinning Percentage
Denmark national football team10253163317811659.8

Morten Olsen's international caps

as player of B 1901, Nykøbing Falster:
debut age - 21 years 1 month 9 days
1
23 Sep 1970 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971
2
11 Nov 1970 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 5
3
25 Nov 1970 20:00 (+1:00)

Sint-Andries, Albert Dyserynck Stadion (De Klokke)

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 5
4
21 Apr 1971 20:00 (+1:00)

Vevey, Stade de Copet

XX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, First round
age when scoring first goal - 21 years 8 months 21 days
5
05 May 1971 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

XX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, First round
goal
6
12 May 1971 21:30 (+1:00)

Porto, Estádio do Futebol Clube do Porto (das Antas)

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 5
7
28 Jul 1971 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Friendly International
8
01 Aug 1971 19:00 (+1:00)

Ålborg, Ålborg Stadion

Friendly International
goal
9
25 Aug 1971 18:00 (+1:00)

Flensburg, Flensburger Stadion

Friendly International
10
08 Sep 1971 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971
11
26 Sep 1971 13:15 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971
12
10 Oct 1971 13:30 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

XX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 4
13
18 Apr 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Friendly International
14
03 May 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Friendly International
15
21 May 1972 17:00 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

XX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 4
16
07 Jun 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977
17
29 Jun 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Malmö, Malmö Stadion

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977
as player of KSV Cercle, Brugge:
18
21 Nov 1973 20:30 (+1:00)

Paris, Parc des Princes

Friendly International
19
03 Jun 1974 16:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977
20
06 Jun 1974 19:30 (+2:00)

Oulu, Raatti Stadion

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977
21
03 Sep 1974 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Friendly International
22
25 Sep 1974 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 4
23
09 Oct 1974

Ålborg, Ålborg Stadion

Friendly International
24
13 Oct 1974 13:30 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 4
25
11 May 1975 17:00 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 4
26
25 Sep 1975 19:00 (+1:00)

Malmö, Malmö Stadion

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977
27
11 May 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Gothenburg, Ullevi Stadion

Friendly International
28
23 May 1976 17:00 (+3:00)

Limassol, Tsirion Athletic Center

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 1
as player of RWD Molenbeek, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek:
29
01 Sep 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Friendly International
30
27 Oct 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 1
31
01 Jun 1977 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

Norges Fotballforbund 75th Anniversary Tournament
32
15 Jun 1977 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977
33
24 May 1978 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
34
31 May 1978 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

Nordic Football Championship 1978-1980
35
11 Oct 1978 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
36
02 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
37
09 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Friendly International
38
06 Jun 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
39
12 Sep 1979 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1
40
26 Sep 1979

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

Nordic Football Championship 1978-1980
Comments

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Morten Olsen's most often teammates
Preben Elkjær (1978 - 1988) - 55 games
Søren Lerby (1978 - 1988) - 51 games
Søren Busk (1979 - 1988) - 51 games
Jens Jørn Bertelsen (1979 - 1987) - 46 games
Klaus Berggreen (1982 - 1988) - 41 games
Michael Laudrup (1982 - 1989) - 41 games
Denmark players born on 24 June
Henrik Skouboe (1955) - 3 caps
Thomas Helveg (1971) - 108 caps, 2 goals
Mads Roerslev (1999) - 1 cap
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