Roque Olsen

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Roque Olsen
Personal information
Full nameRoque Germán Olsen Fontana
Date of birth(1925-09-09)9 September 1925
Place of birthSauce de Luna, Argentina
Date of death15 June 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 66)
Place of deathSevilla, Spain
Playing positionStriker
Youth career
Patronato Paraná
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1949Tigre
1950Racing Club15(6)
1950–1957Real Madrid110(60)
1957–1959Córdoba
Teams managed
1959–1963Córdoba
1963–1964Deportivo La Coruña
1964–1965Zaragoza
1965–1967Barcelona
1967–1968Zaragoza
1969–1970Celta Vigo
1970Deportivo La Coruña
1971–1974Elche
1974–1976Sevilla
1976–1977Las Palmas
1977–1978Elche
1978–1980Cádiz
1980–1981Recreativo
1984Elche
1984–1985Las Palmas
1985–1986Elche
1988Las Palmas
1989Sevilla
1991Las Palmas
1991–1992Las Palmas
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Roque Germán Olsen Fontana commonly known as Roque Olsen (9 September 1925 – 15 June 1992) was an Argentine football player and manager.

Playing career

Olsen started his playing career in the local leagues of Parana, Entre Ríos. In 1949 he was signed by Tigre, the following year he joined champions Racing Club de Avellaneda. After only 15 games for Racing he joined Real Madrid where he went on to become one of the clubs most important goalscorers[1] He played out his career with Córdoba CF in the late 1950s.

Managerial career

Olsen started his managerial career with Córdoba CF leading them to promotion to La Liga in 1962. He then managed Deportivo La Coruña, Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona. He also managed Elche CF, Sevilla FC and Celta Vigo. His last managerial position before his death in 1992 was as manager of UD Las Palmas.

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