Jógvan Martin Olsen

Jógvan Martin Olsen
Personal information
Full name Jógvan Martin Olsen
Date of birth 10 July 1961 (1961-07-10) (age 50)
Place of birth Toftir, Faroe Islands
Club information
Current club Víkingur Gøta (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1978–1993 B68 Toftir
1994–1995 LÍF Leirvík
Teams managed
1996–2005 Faroe Islands (assistant)
2002–2004 NSÍ Runavík
2006–2008 Faroe Islands
2009– Víkingur Gøta
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Jógvan Martin Olsen (born 10 July 1961 in Toftir, Faroe Islands) was the head coach of the Faroe Islands national football team.[1] He has since 2009 been the manager of Víkingur Gøta.[2]

Contents

Manager career

Olsen was the assistant coach during the reign of Allan Simonsen and Henrik Larsen (both from Denmark) in the period 1996-2005. From 2002 to 2004 he was also the manager of NSÍ Runavík.[3]

In 2005 Olsen was named new head coach of the Faroe Islands national football team. He resigned on 29 September 2008.[4]

Football Club Career

Jógvan Martin Olsen is a former football player. He played with B68 Toftir from 1978 to 1993 and for LÍF Leirvík 1994 and 1995.[5] Three times Olsen won the national Faroese championship with B68 Toftir: 1984, 1985 and 1992.[6]

References

External links