Súni Olsen

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Personal information
Súni Olsen
Date of birth	March 7, 1981 (1981-03-07) (age 27)
Place of birth	Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Height	1.81 m (5 ft 11+¹⁄₂ in)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current club	Free agent
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1997-2000 2001-2002 2002-2005 2005-2007 2008	GÍ Gøta FC Zwolle GÍ Gøta AaB Aalborg Viborg FF	48 (20) 22 (3) 47 (26) 26 (1) 7 (1)
National team²
2001-present	Faroe Islands	30 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 24 May 2008. ² National team caps and goals correct as of 15 October 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Súni Olsen (born March 7, 1981) is a Faroese professional football defender who currently plays is unattached.

1 Club career
2 International career
3 International goals
4 External links

[edit] Club career

He started his career at Faroese club GÍ Gøta and, after a successful 2000 season in which he scored 13 league goals, moved to Dutch side FC Zwolle in 2001 to become the second Faroese international to play in the Netherlands after Jan Allan Müller played for Go Ahead Eagles in 1990/1991. He returned to GÍ in 2002 only to move abroad again in 2005 when he signed for AaB.

[edit] International career

Olsen made his debut in a January 2001 friendly match against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Sámal Joensen.

[edit] International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	10 September 2003	Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands	Lithuania	1-1	1-3	Euro 2004 Qualifying
2	4 June 2008	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia	Estonia	3-3	3-4	Friendly