Malene Olsen | |
Fullname: | Malene Marquard Olsen |
Birth Date: | 1983 2, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Denmark |
Position: | Centre back |
Youthclubs1: | Hedehusene IK |
Years1: | 2002–2014 |
Clubs1: | Brøndby IF |
Caps1: | 178 |
Goals1: | 3 |
Years2: | 2009 |
Clubs2: | Tyresö FF |
Nationalyears1: | 2002 |
Nationalcaps1: | 9 |
Nationalgoals1: | 0 |
Nationalyears2: | 2003–2013 |
Nationalteam2: | Denmark |
Nationalcaps2: | 14 |
Nationalgoals2: | 0 |
Pcupdate: | 21:46, 16 May 2017 (UTC) |
Ntupdate: | 21:46, 16 May 2017 (UTC) |
Malene Marquard Olsen (born 2 February 1983) is a retired Danish football defender. She lastly played for Elitedivisionen club Brøndby IF and has also played for the Danish national team.
Olsen began her club career at Hedehusene IK.[1] As of September 2012, Olsen had made the second most appearances for Brøndby with 247. Only Mia Brogaard had more with 327.[2]
In 2009 Olsen played for Swedish club Tyresö FF, while working as a nurse in Stockholm.[3]
Olsen made her debut for the senior Denmark national team in February 2003; a 4–0 defeat to Norway in La Manga Club. In October 2011 Olsen was recalled to the national team after a five-year absence, for a UEFA European Championship 2013 qualifying tie with Austria.[4] She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for the final tournament,[5] where Denmark reached the semi-finals. Olsen retired from football in June 2014.[6]