Terje Olsen (born 28 September 1950) is a Norwegian former professional

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who played as a

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for Vålerengen his entire career, except for two seasons which he spent with

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. Olsen was capped three times playing for

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Career

Olsen started his career with Vålerengen in 1968, and played for the club until 1975. He then moved to

, where he 43 matches and scored nine goals over two seasons. During his time at Lillestrøm, the team won two consecutive league titles in addition to the

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. Olsen returned to Vålerengen in 1978, where he again won the Norwegian Cup in

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. In total, Olsen played 102 matches for Vålerengen scoring 23 goals during his 11 seasons at the club. Only nine other players have played for Vålerengen longer than Olsen, and after Olsen retired the only player to match his 11 seasons is

Øyvind Bolthof Øyvind Bolthof (born March 30, 1977) is a Norwegian football goalkeeper. His earlier clubs are Lyn, Bøler IF, Bækkelagets SK and Årvoll IL, but he joined Vålerenga already in 1995. After the arrival of Árni Gautur Arason to Vålereng ...

. Olsen played seven matches for Norway U21 and was later capped three times for

between 1972 and 1974. Olsen is the father of the footballer

Lasse Olsen Lasse Olsen (born 18 November 1973) is a Norwegian former footballer who played as a forward for Gjelleråsen, Strømsgodset, Aalesund, and Mjøndalen Mjøndalen is a built up area in Drammen municipality in Viken county (formerly Bu ...

References

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