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My Take
Kristoffer Olsson is exactly the type of footballer I tend to undervalue at first and admire more the longer I watch. A midfielder from Norrkoping, he is not a highlight-reel name, but 47 caps for Sweden and a place at Euro 2020 tell you coaches trusted him to do the unglamorous connective work that holds a team together. I respect players whose value shows up in rhythm and balance rather than goals, and Olsson reads as that quiet metronome. That he is still playing, now at IK Sleipner, speaks to a durable love of the game I find easy to root for.
Overview
Mats Kristoffer Olsson (born 30 June 1995) is a Swedish professional footballer who plays as a midfielder for IK Sleipner. A full international between 2017 and 2023, Olsson won 47 caps for the Sweden national team and represented his country at the UEFA Euro 2020.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Kristoffer Olsson
- Name (Japanese)
- クリストファー・オルソン
- Reading
- くりすとふぁー・おるそん
- Born
- June 30, 1995 (age 30)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Boar
- Origin
- Norrköping, Östergötland County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 178 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.