Kim Olsen

Kim Olsen
Personal information
Full name Kim Olsen
Date of birth (1979-02-11) 11 February 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
Ikast FS ? (?)
–2001 Holstebro Boldklub ? (?)
2002–2004 FC Midtjylland 21 (4)
2004 Sheffield Wednesday 12 (0)
2004–2008 Silkeborg IF 67 (25)
2008–2010 Örebro SK 56 (19)
2010–2012 Vejle Boldklub 34 (17)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Kim Olsen (born 11 February 1979) is a retired Danish football forward.

Career

Kim Olsen started his career in Ikast FS before moving on to Holstebro BK and then to FC Midtjylland and played with them in the top Danish league, he then got the attention of English football club Sheffield Wednesday and he then joined the club in 2004,[1] however his time in England was far from successful, shortly after signing for the club, coach Chris Turner was fired and the new manager made it clear for Kim that he was not in the clubs plans for the future. In October Kim and the club came to a mutual agreement to let him leave before the end of his contract ended,[2] he then returned to Denmark and signed for Silkeborg IF.[3] His time in Silkeborg was interrupted several times by injuries, during the summer of 2008 he was loaned out to Swedish club Örebro SK. The loan became such a success for both club and Kim, that they decided to make it a permanent move. So in November 2008 Kim signed a 3-years contract with Örebro SK.[4] Due personal reasons Olsen sent in a transfer request to the club, saying he needed to move back to Denmark because of his family situation. On 13 June 2010, the club announced they had sold Olsen to the Danish side of Vejle BK.[5]

References

  1. ^ "FCM-angriber til engelsk fodbold" (in Danish). bold.dk. 30 January 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  2. ^ "Kim Olsen forlader Sheffield" (in Danish). bold.dk. 19 October 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  3. ^ "Silkeborg- kontrakt til Kim Olsen: Super- julegave" (in Danish). bt.dk. 7 December 2004. Retrieved 25 December 2008.
  4. ^ "Kim Olsen klar för ÖSK" (in Swedish). Orebro-sk.se. 3 November 2008. Retrieved 14 November 2008. [dead link]
  5. ^ "Kim Olsen lämnar Örebro för Vejle" [Kim Olsen leaves Örebro for Vejle]. DN.SPORT (in Swedish). 13 June 2010. Retrieved 24 September 2014.