Egil Olsen

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.

Egil Olsen

Olsen in 2010
Personal information
Full name	Egil Roger Olsen[1]
Date of birth	(1942-04-22) 22 April 1942[1]
Place of birth	Fredrikstad, Norway[1]
Position(s)	Winger
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1958–1965	Østsiden
1964	Vålerenga
1966–1967	Vålerenga
1968–1971	Sarpsborg
1972–1974	Frigg
1975	Hasle-Løren
National team
1964–1971	Norway	16	(0)
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[2]
1989	Aalesund
1990	Norway U23
1990–1998	Norway
1998–1999	Vålerenga
1999–2000	Wimbledon
2002–2003	Norway U19[3]
2004–2005	Fredrikstad
2007–2008	Iraq
2009–2013	Norway
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only