Súni Olsen (born 7 March 1981) is a Faroese former professional

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Club career

He started his career at Faroese club GÍ Gøta, after a successful season in 2000, in which he scored 13 league goals, moved to Dutch side

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in 2001, becoming the second Faroese international to play in the

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after Jan Allan Müller played for

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in 1990/1991. He returned to GÍ in 2002, and after a prolific number of goals for a midfielder, he attracted the attention of Danish team AaB, where he was later joined by Faroese teammate

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. In 2008, he was allowed to leave to Viborg on a free transfer, after failing to break into the first-team squad at Aalborg. After a disappointing season at Viborg FF, he left Denmark and returned to the

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. He played 2 games before he broke his foot and then did not play another match for B36. In October 2008, he agreed to leave B36 for Jógvan Martin Olsen's new side, Víkingur. In November 2015, Olsen signed for KÍ Klaksvík.

International career

Olsen made his debut for the

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in January 2001, in a Nordic Championship match against

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, coming on as a substitute for Sámal Joensen. He played magnificently against Estonia in a friendly in Summer 2008, scoring one goal and making two assists, bringing the Faroe Islands level, after being 3-0 down at half time. On 15 October 2013, Suni Olsen retired from International football following an

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match against Austria.

International goals

:''Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.''

External links

AaB profileHis profile on FaroeSoccer.com
1981 births Living people People from Tórshavn Faroese footballers Faroe Islands international footballers PEC Zwolle players AaB Fodbold players Viborg FF players Danish Superliga players Víkingur Gøta players B36 Tórshavn players GÍ Gøta players Faroese expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in the Netherlands Association football midfielders Faroe Islands youth international footballers Outfield association footballers who played in goal {{Faroes-footy-bio-stub