Club Career
Olsen was a successful player with 16 caps for the national team, earning the nickname "Drillo" from his dribbling skills and technical ability. According to close friend Nils Arne Eggen, Olsen would have been awarded with more caps as a player, had it not been for the current Norway manager Willi Kment, who did not approve of Olsen's long hair and generally scruffy appearance, as well as his personal political views. Olsen was also a formidable bandy player, while playing football.
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