John Steen Olsen (born 4 January 1943) is a Danish former

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. He played for

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and

IFK Malmö Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Malmö, more commonly known as IFK Malmö, is a Swedish sports club with several departments, located in Malmö. The club was founded on 23 April 1899. The football department of IFK Malmö is one of the oldest footb ...

during his active career. After his career, he worked as a scout for

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in Scandinavia, bringing players such as

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and

Kasper Dolberg Kasper Dolberg Rasmussen (; born 6 October 1997) is a Danish professional footballer who plays as a forward for Bundesliga club 1899 Hoffenheim, on loan from Nice. He also represents the Denmark national team. Dolberg made his senior debut at ...

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.John Steen Olsen, de man die Ajax Zlatan en Dolberg bezorgde
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* * Danish men's footballers Living people 1943 births Men's association football forwards Men's association football midfielders Denmark men's international footballers Hvidovre IF players Boston Beacons players FC Utrecht players Feyenoord players IFK Malmö Fotboll players AFC Ajax non-playing staff Footballers from Copenhagen Eredivisie players North American Soccer League (1968–1984) players Danish expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's soccer players in the United States Expatriate men's footballers in the Netherlands Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Danish expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands Danish expatriate sportspeople in the United States {{Denmark-footy-bio-stub