Leo Olsen

Christopher Leonidas Olsen (born 25 September 1981) is a Norwegian retired footballer.

Leo Olsen
Personal information
Full name Christopher Leonidas Olsen
Date of birth (1981-09-25) 25 September 1981
Place of birth Colombia
Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1996–2001 Harstad
2002–2004 Tromsø
2005–2007 Tromsdalen
2008–2012 Hønefoss 95 (15)
2013–2015 Jevnaker
2016– Hønefoss 0 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 8 October 2012

He was born in Colombia, but was adopted to Harstad in Norway at the age of three. In 1996, he made his debut for Harstad. He was picked up by Tromsø in 2002 and played in the Norwegian Premier League. However, he had cruciate ligament injury problems. He played for Tromsdalen from 2005 to 2007 and joined Hønefoss in 2008.[1][2]

He made his debut for Hønefoss on 13 April 2008 and played 53 matches to 1 January 2010 of which three were cup matches. Before the 2013 season he joined a small local team, Jevnaker.

After a lengthy spell in Jevnaker, he rejoined Hønefoss as playing coach for the reserve team.[3] He also played two cup games for Hønefoss' A team.[4]

Career statistics
Season Club Division League Cup Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
2008 Hønefoss 1. divisjon 21400214
2009 30810318
2010 Tippeligaen 16130191
2011 1. divisjon 26230292
2012 Tippeligaen 203050
Career Total 951510010515

References
  1. Profile on Hønefoss BK website
  2. Profile on Tromsø IL website Archived 2008-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Nilsen, Tommy (16 February 2016). "Nå gjør Leo comeback". Ringerikes Blad (in Norwegian). p. 23.
  4. Leo Olsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)


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