Lars Olsen

I have a soft spot for coaches who climb the hard way, and Lars Olsen is exactly that. After a solid playing career out of Glostrup, he proved himself in management from the lower rungs, taking Randers up and then winning the 2006 Danish Cup and Manager of the Year. That is not luck; that is craft built season by season. His long run at Odense and his footing in futsal show a breadth I admire. Olsen feels like the kind of football man who values continuity over flash, and in a sport addicted to quick fixes, I find that approach genuinely refreshing and worth celebrating.

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Name (English)

Lars Olsen

Name (Japanese)

ラルス・オルセン

Reading

らるす・おるせん

Born

February 2, 1961 (age 65)

Origin

Glostrup, Denmark

Height

182 cm

Occupation

association football player / association football coach / futsal player

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Ox

• Wikipedia (English)https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lars%20Olsen
• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%83%A9%E3%83%AB%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%AA%E3%83%AB%E3%82%BB%E3%83%B3
• Wikidatahttps://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q381646

Tags

• association football player
• association football coach
• futsal player

Last updated

September 18, 2026

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