Egil Olsen

Egil Olsen
	Olsen in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Egil Roger Olsen
Date of birth	22 April 1942 (age 82)
Place of birth	Fredrikstad, Norway
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team
1958–1965	Østsiden
1964	Vålerenga
1966–1967	Vålerenga
1968–1971	Sarpsborg
1972–1974	Frigg
1975	Hasle-Løren
National team
1964–1971	Norway
Teams managed
1972–1973	Frigg
1974	Frigg
1975	Hasle-Løren
1976	Østsiden
1977	Fossum
1978–1979	Frigg
1979–1985	Norway U21
1981–1983	Frigg
1985–1988	Lyn
1989	Aalesund
1990	Norway U23
1990–1998	Norway
1998–1999	Vålerenga
1999–2000	Wimbledon
2002–2003	Norway U19
2004–2005	Fredrikstad
2007–2008	Iraq
2009–2013	Norway
	* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Egil Roger Olsen (born 22 April 1942), nicknamed Drillo, is a Norwegian former football manager and player.^[4]^[5] He is best known as a highly successful manager of the Norway national team. He later was manager of the Iraq national team, his departure from which caused considerable attention. In January 2009, he made a comeback as manager for the Norway national team.

Managerial statistics[change | change source]

As of 15 October 2013.^[6]

Team	Nat	From	To	Record
Team	Nat	From	To	G	W	D	L	GF	GA	+/-	Win %
Lyn		1985	1988
Aalesund		1989	1989
Norway U23		1990	1990
Norway		11 October 1990	30 June 1998	88	46	26	16	168	63	+105	52.27
Vålerenga		1998	1999	20	11	1	8				55
Wimbledon		9 June 1999	1 May 2000	43	11	12	20	55	80	–25	25.58
Norway U19		2002	2003	7	4	2	1	8	6	+2	57.14
Fredrikstad		2004	2005	26	8	7	11	35	44	–9	30.77
Iraq		2007	2008	6	2	3	1	12	5	+7	33.33
Norway		14 January 2009	27 September 2013	50	25	9	16	63	50	+13	50
Total				240	107	60	73	341	248	+93	44.58