Leif Olsen Explained

Leif Olsen
Fullname:Leif Hugo Olsson
Birth Date:15 August 1927
Position:forward
Years1:1946–1948
Clubs1:Jordal
Years2:1948–1954
Clubs2:Vålerenga
Years3:1954–1960
Clubs3:Strømmen
Years4:1960–1961
Clubs4:Vålerenga
Years5:1961–1962
Clubs5:Strømmen
Nationalyears1:1953–1957
Nationalcaps1:2
Nationalgoals1:1
Nationalyears4:1953
Nationalcaps4:3
Nationalgoals4:0

Leif Olsen (15 August 1927 – 2 February 2012) was a Norwegian football striker.

Born Leif Hugo Olsson, he assumed the name Leif Olsen while playing for Vålerenga. After the Second World War, when he fled to Sweden in 1943 and enrolled in the Norwegian police troops, he started his football career in Jordal AIL in 1946.[1] He then divided his club career across Vålerenga and Strømmen and represented Norway as a B and full international.

Notes and References

  1. News: Leif Olsen. Hoff. Joar. Joar Hoff. 24 March 2012. Aftenposten. Norwegian.