Súni Olsen Explained

Súni Olsen
Birth Date:1981 3, df=y
Birth Place:Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Position:Midfielder
Years1:1997–2000
Years2:2001–2002
Years3:2002–2005
Years4:2005–2007
Years5:2008
Years6:2008
Years7:2009–2010
Years8:2011–2013
Years9:2014–2015
Years10:2016–2017
Clubs1:GÍ Gøta
Clubs2:FC Zwolle
Clubs3:GÍ Gøta
Clubs4:AaB Aalborg
Clubs5:Viborg FF
Clubs6:B36 Tórshavn
Clubs7:Víkingur
Clubs8:B36 Tórshavn
Clubs9:Víkingur
Clubs10:
Caps1:48
Caps2:22
Caps3:47
Caps4:26
Caps5:12
Caps6:2
Caps7:38
Caps8:43
Caps9:31
Caps10:19
Goals1:20
Goals2:3
Goals3:26
Goals4:1
Goals5:1
Goals6:0
Goals7:10
Goals8:8
Goals9:12
Goals10:6
Nationalyears1:1996–1997
Nationalteam1:U17 Faroe Islands
Nationalcaps1:18
Nationalgoals1:2
Nationalyears2:1998–1999
Nationalteam2:U19 Faroe Islands
Nationalcaps2:5
Nationalgoals2:1
Nationalyears3:2001–2013
Nationalteam3:Faroe Islands
Nationalcaps3:54
Nationalgoals3:4
Club-Update:1 January 2016
Nationalteam-Update:17 April 2015
Manageryears1:2017
Managerclubs1:B68 Toftir

Súni Olsen (born 7 March 1981) is a Faroese former professional football midfielder.

Club career

He started his career at Faroese club GÍ Gøta, after a successful season in 2000, in which he scored 13 league goals, moved to Dutch side FC Zwolle in 2001, becoming 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, and after a prolific number of goals for a midfielder, he attracted the attention of Danish team AaB, where he was later joined by Faroese teammate Jón Rói Jacobsen. In 2008, he was allowed to leave to Viborg on a free transfer, after failing to break into the first-team squad at Aalborg. After a disappointing season at Viborg FF, he left Denmark and returned to the Faroe Islands at B36 Tórshavn. He played 2 games before he broke his foot and then did not play another match for B36. In October 2008, he agreed to leave B36 for Jógvan Martin Olsen's new side, Víkingur. In November 2015, Olsen signed for KÍ.

International career

Olsen made his debut for the Faroe Islands national football team in January 2001, in a Nordic Championship match against Sweden, coming on as a substitute for Sámal Joensen. He played magnificently against Estonia in a friendly in Summer 2008, scoring one goal and making two assists, bringing the Faroe Islands level, after being 3-0 down at half time. On 15 October 2013, Suni Olsen retired from International football following an 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification match against Austria.

International goals

Scores and results list Faroe Islands' goal tally first.

Goal Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
scope=row110 September 2003Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands 1–11–3 Euro 2004 Qualifying
scope=row24 June 2008A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn, Estonia 3–3 3–4 Friendly
scope=row322 March 2009Kópavogur, Iceland 1–0 2–1 Friendly
scope=row49 September 2009Svangaskarð, Toftir, Faroe Islands 1–02–1 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifying

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