Ola Dybwad-Olsen (born 4 August 1946) is a former

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who played as a striker for Lyn, Stabæk and

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. During his fourteen-year career at Lyn he came to be regarded as one of the greatest players in the club's history. He holds several club records.

Career

Club career

Dybwad-Olsen made his debut for Lyn in 1964 and was part of the title-winning Lyn team of the 1960s. He became Cup Champion with Lyn in 1967, scoring one of the goals in the final (4-1 win against Rosenborg). In the club's most successful year, 1968, he set a still unbeaten club record of scoring 25 goals in 18 league games, and helped Lyn win The Double by scoring in his second consecutive cup final (3-0 win against

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). Ola Dybwad-Olsen made 420 appearances for Lyn from 1964 until 1978. Of these, 142 were games in the 1st Division, in which he scored 69 goals. In a total of 219 league appearances (142 in the 1st Division and 77 in the 2nd Division), he scored 119 goals. In 1979, he moved across the city border to

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and Stabæk, where he played for three years before retiring in 1982, at the age of 36.

International career

Ola Dybwad-Olsen was capped 24 times for his national team, from 1968 to 1972, scoring 11 goals. He debuted against

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on 9 July 1968. He also featured on the U-21 team (5 games) and the U-19 team (2 games).Fotball.no - International appearances and goals
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Personal life

His son, Ola Dybwad-Olsen Junior, is a professional footballer who also played for Lyn.

References

1946 births Living people Norwegian footballers Norway men's international footballers Lyn Fotball players Stabæk Fotball players {{Norway-footy-forward-stub Men's association football forwards Footballers from Oslo