Jógvan Martin Olsen
 Jógvan Martin Olsen coaching his current team Víkingur Gøta on 17 October 2010 in the match against FC Suðuroy, which Víkingur Gøta won 2-0. | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Jógvan Martin Olsen | ||
| Date of birth | 10 July 1961 | ||
| Place of birth | Toftir, Faroe Islands | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1978–1993 | B68 Toftir | ||
| 1994–1995 | LÍF Leirvík | 21 | (6) |
| 1996-97 | B68 Toftir | 4 | (1) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 1996–2005 | Faroe Islands (assistant) | ||
| 2002–2004 | NSÍ Runavík | ||
| 2006–2008 | Faroe Islands | ||
| 2009–2013 | 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]
Manager career
Olsen was the assistant coach of the Faroe Islands national football team 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]
In 2013 Jógvan Martin Olsen has announced that he will step down as coach at the end of the season and have a year off from football.[5]
Football club career
Jógvan Martin Olsen is a former football player. He played with B68 Toftir from 1978 to 1993 and again from 1996 to 1997 and for LÍF Leirvík 1994 and 1995.[6] Three times Olsen won the national Faroese championship with B68 Toftir: 1984, 1985 and 1992.[7]
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