Marc Olsen

Marc Brockmann Olsen (born 15 January 1986) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player and Backgammon Grandmaster.

Marc Olsen
Personal information
Full name Marc Brockmann Olsen
Date of birth (1986-01-15) 15 January 1986
Place of birth Denmark
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
Vanløse IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2006–2008 Brøndby IF 8 (1)
2008 SønderjyskE 6 (0)
2008–2011 Hvidovre IF 0 (0)
2011 Port Melbourne[1]
2011–2013 Hvidovre IF
2013–2014 AB Tårnby[2]
International career
2001 Denmark U-16 3 (0)
2002–2003 Denmark U-17 17 (2)
2003–2004 Denmark U-18 5 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2008

Football

Olsen plays as a midfielder. He has played professionally for Danish clubs including Brøndby IF, and also one season for South Melbourne FC in Australia.

Marc Olsen debuted for Brøndby's first team 5 November 2006 against FC København. His favourite position is as a left midfielder.

Backgammon

Olsen is a G2 Grandmaster in Backgammon,[3] and an author of books on Backgammon strategy. He also presents the YouTube channel "Backgammon Galaxy", teaching strategies from beginner to advanced level.

Olsen is also the Founder and current CEO of the mobile and web gaming site, Backgammon Galaxy. Though the app is highly disliked and often criticized by its user base, it is the choice of online Backgammon for Master and Grandmaster level players.

Bibliography
  • Backgammon: From Basics to Badass (2015)
  • Backgammon: Pure Strategy (2017)
  • Backgammon - Cube like a boss: Patterns, Intuition & Strategy (2019)

References
  1. "Rønne og Marc O. på australsk eventyr". bold.dk. 14 July 2011.
  2. "Marc Olsen fra Hvidovre til AB Tårnby". ligabold.dk.
  3. Backgammon Masters Awarding Body


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