Morten-André Olsen

Morten-André Olsen (born 28 January 1979) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper.

Morten Olsen
Personal information
Full name Morten-André Olsen
Date of birth (1979-01-28) 28 January 1979
Height 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s) goalkeeper
Youth career
Bodø/Glimt
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1998 Gevir Bodø
1999–2000 Lofoten
2001 Alta
2002 Steigen
2003 Sandefjord 0 (0)
2004 Odd 4 (0)
International career
1994 Norway U15 6 (0)
1995 Norway U16 7 (0)
1996 Norway U17 3 (0)
1997 Norway U18 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

He grew up in FK Bodø/Glimt and became a youth international; the club also produced the youth international goalkeepers Jonas Ueland Kolstad (born 1976) and Erling Bakkemo (born 1981). On senior level he joined FK Gevir Bodø in 1997. In 1999 he moved together with Gevir's head coach to FK Lofoten and featured in the 1. divisjon. Compulsory military service combined with family life caused career stagnation. He returned to Gevir ahead of the 2001 season, but the club went defunct and he instead joined Alta IF.[1][2] In 2002 he played for Steigen SK, but moved to South Norway and Skien. After training with Pors[3] he moved to Sandefjord in 2003, where he got 2 cup games, and Odd in 2004, where he made his debut in Eliteserien, playing 4 league games and 3 cup games.[4]

References
  1. Toresen, Freddy (2 June 2001). "Keepertalentene som forsvant". Nordlands Framtid (in Norwegian). pp. 18–19.
  2. "Morten Olsen". Nordlys (in Norwegian). 30 January 1997.
  3. Guttormsen, Pål (20 September 2002). "Steigens Keeper-Olsen klar til kvalikkamper". Avisa Nordland (in Norwegian). p. 24.
  4. Morten-André Olsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)


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