Leif Olsen (15 August 1927 – 2 February 2012) was a

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. Born Leif Hugo Olsson, he assumed the name Leif Olsen while playing for Vålerenga. After the Second World War, when he fled to Sweden in 1943 and enrolled in the Norwegian police troops, he started his football career in Jordal AIL in 1946. He then divided his club career across

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and

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and represented Norway as a B and full international.

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1927 births 2012 deaths Footballers from Oslo Norwegian expatriates in Sweden Norwegian footballers Vålerenga Fotball players Strømmen IF players Norway international footballers Association football forwards World War II refugees {{Norway-footy-defender-stub