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National football teams

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

Team	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. in	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
Denmark	1970 - 1989	102	50		19	4	1	0.039
Total:		102	50		19	4	1	0.039

managing career of the player

Player stats by club

Clubs of footballer	Period	Caps	Capt.	Sub. off	Goals	Pen.	Goals/ Caps
B 1901, Nykøbing Falster	23 Sep 1970 - 29 Jun 1972	17		3	2		0.118
KSV Cercle, Brugge	21 Nov 1973 - 23 May 1976	11		1
RWD Molenbeek, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek	01 Sep 1976 - 04 Jun 1980	16	1	1
RSC Anderlecht, Anderlecht	15 Oct 1980 - 18 Jun 1986	39	31	6
1. FC Köln, Köln	10 Sep 1986 - 18 Jun 1989	19	18	8	2	1	0.105

Player stats by competition

Competition

Played

Capt.

Sub. off

Goals

Pen.

Goals/ Caps

European Championship final tournament (EC)

Nordic Championship (NC)

European Championship qualifiers (QE)

World Cup qualifiers (QW)

World Cup final tournament (WC)

Friendly matches and other tournaments

0.111

Total:

102

0.039

Career highlights

Match date	Opponent team	Event	Age
23 Sep 1970	Norway	debut	21 years 1 month 9 days
5 May 1971	Switzerland*	first goal	21 years 8 months 21 days
4 Jun 1980	Norway	first cap as captain	30 years 9 months 21 days
3 Jun 1981	Italy	50th cap	31 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 cap	39 years 8 months 12 days
18 Jun 1989	Brazil	50th cap as captain; last appearance	39 years 10 months 4 days

Record of Morten Olsen's goals by opponent team

Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	Matches by goals in a match				Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Opponent team	Goals	Pen.	Matches with goals	1	2	3	>3	Goals/Matches with goals	Caps	Goals/Caps
Brazil	1	1	1	1				1.000	1	1.000
England*	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Switzerland*	1		1	1				1.000	2	0.500
Belgium	1		1	1				1.000	3	0.333
(+) other teams									94
Total:	4	1	4	4	0	0	0	1.000	102	0.039

Record of national team matches played by Morten Olsen

National team	Played	Won	Drawn	Lost	Goals For	Goals Against	Winning Percentage
Denmark national football team	102	53	16	33	178	116	59.8

Morten Olsen's international caps

as player of B 1901, Nykøbing Falster:

debut age - 21 years 1 month 9 days

23 Sep 1970 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

0-1

Denmark vs Norway

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

11 Nov 1970 20:00 (+1:00)

Glasgow, Hampden Park

1-0

Scotland vs Denmark

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 5

25 Nov 1970 20:00 (+1:00)

Sint-Andries, Albert Dyserynck Stadion (De Klokke)

2-0

Belgium vs Denmark

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 5

21 Apr 1971 20:00 (+1:00)

Vevey, Stade de Copet

2-1

Switzerland* vs Denmark

XX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, First round

age when scoring first goal - 21 years 8 months 21 days

05 May 1971 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

4-0

Denmark vs Switzerland*

XX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, First round

1х

12 May 1971 21:30 (+1:00)

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

5-0

Portugal vs Denmark

UEFA Euro 1972 Qualifying, Group 5

28 Jul 1971 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

3-2

Denmark vs Japan

Friendly International

01 Aug 1971 19:00 (+1:00)

Ålborg, Ålborg Stadion

3-2

Denmark vs England*

Friendly International

1х

25 Aug 1971 18:00 (+1:00)

Flensburg, Flensburger Stadion

1-3

West Germany* vs Denmark

Friendly International

08 Sep 1971 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

0-0

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

26 Sep 1971 13:15 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-4

Norway vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1968-1971

10 Oct 1971 13:30 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

2-1

Denmark vs Romania*

XX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 4

18 Apr 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

0-1

Denmark vs West Germany*

Friendly International

03 May 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

1-2

Denmark vs England*

Friendly International

21 May 1972 17:00 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

2-3

Romania* vs Denmark

XX. Olympic Games Qualifying Tournament, Group 4

07 Jun 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

3-0

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

29 Jun 1972 19:00 (+1:00)

Malmö, Malmö Stadion

2-0

Sweden vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

as player of KSV Cercle, Brugge:

21 Nov 1973 20:30 (+1:00)

Paris, Parc des Princes

3-0

France vs Denmark

Friendly International

03 Jun 1974 16:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

0-2

Denmark vs Sweden

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

06 Jun 1974 19:30 (+2:00)

Oulu, Raatti Stadion

1-1

Finland vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

03 Sep 1974 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

9-0

Denmark vs Indonesia

Friendly International

25 Sep 1974 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

1-2

Denmark vs Spain

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 4

09 Oct 1974

Ålborg, Ålborg Stadion

2-1

Denmark vs Iceland

Friendly International

13 Oct 1974 13:30 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

0-0

Denmark vs Romania

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 4

11 May 1975 17:00 (+2:00)

Bucharest, Stadionul 23 August

6-1

Romania vs Denmark

UEFA Euro 1976 Qualifying, Group 4

25 Sep 1975 19:00 (+1:00)

Malmö, Malmö Stadion

0-0

Sweden vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

11 May 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Gothenburg, Ullevi Stadion

1-2

Sweden vs Denmark

Friendly International

23 May 1976 17:00 (+3:00)

Limassol, Tsirion Athletic Center

1-5

Cyprus vs Denmark

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 1

as player of RWD Molenbeek, Sint-Jans-Molenbeek:

01 Sep 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

1-1

Denmark vs France

Friendly International

27 Oct 1976 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

5-0

Denmark vs Cyprus

1978 FIFA World Cup Qualification, Group 1

01 Jun 1977 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

0-2

Norway vs Denmark

Norges Fotballforbund 75th Anniversary Tournament

15 Jun 1977 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

2-1

Denmark vs Sweden

Nordic Football Championship 1972-1977

24 May 1978 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

3-3

Denmark vs Rep. of Ireland

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1

31 May 1978 19:00 (+1:00)

Oslo, Ullevaal Stadion

1-2

Norway vs Denmark

Nordic Football Championship 1978-1980

11 Oct 1978 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

2-2

Denmark vs Bulgaria

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1

02 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Dublin, Lansdowne Road

2-0

Rep. of Ireland vs Denmark

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1

09 May 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

2-2

Denmark vs Sweden

Friendly International

06 Jun 1979 19:00 (+1:00)

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

4-0

Denmark vs Northern Ireland

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1

12 Sep 1979 19:45 (+1:00)

London, British Empire Exhibition Stadium (Wembley)

1-0

England vs Denmark

UEFA Euro 1980 Qualifying, Group 1

26 Sep 1979

Copenhagen, Københavns Idrætspark

1-0

Denmark vs Finland

Nordic Football Championship 1978-1980

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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