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Morten Olsen

1949 - Today

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Morten Per Olsen (born 14 August 1949) is a Danish football manager and former player. He was the head coach of the Denmark national team for 15 years from 2000 until 2015, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2012 European Championship. He has also managed Brøndby to two Danish Superliga championships and Ajax to the Double of the 1998 Eredivisie championship and Dutch Cup trophy. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Morten Olsen has received more than 332,469 page views. His biography is available in 36 different languages on Wikipedia. Morten Olsen is the 60th most popular coach (up from 63rd in 2019), the 128th most popular biography from Denmark (up from 151st in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Danish Coach.

Memorability Metrics

  • 330k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 60.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 36

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 9.51

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.26

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among COACHES

Among coaches, Morten Olsen ranks 60 out of 471. Before him are Jorge Valdano, Pierre Littbarski, Vicente Feola, Safet Sušić, Ljupko Petrović, and Jean Tigana. After him are Bert van Marwijk, César Rodríguez Álvarez, Eric Gerets, Jorge Sampaoli, Matthias Sammer, and Tito Vilanova.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1949, Morten Olsen ranks 77. Before him are Philippe Petit, Valery Leontiev, Philippe Starck, Ivana Trump, Vicky Leandros, and Mick Taylor. After him are Brahim Ghali, Carl Bildt, Margareta of Romania, Gary Ridgway, Svetislav Pešić, and Valeriy Borzov.

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In Denmark

Among people born in Denmark, Morten Olsen ranks 128 out of 1,032. Before him are Asger Jorn (1914), Louis Hjelmslev (1899), Prince Joachim of Denmark (1969), Theophil Hansen (1813), Bjarne Stroustrup (1950), and Caroline Amalie of Augustenburg (1796). After him are Margaret of Denmark, Queen of Scotland (1456), S. P. L. Sørensen (1868), Michael Ancher (1849), Christoffer Wilhelm Eckersberg (1783), Johan Christian Fabricius (1745), and Gudfred (800).

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Among COACHES In Denmark

Among coaches born in Denmark, Morten Olsen ranks 2. Before him are Michael Laudrup (1964). After him are Kasper Hjulmand (1972), John Jensen (1965), Kent Nielsen (1961), Thomas Frank (1973), Morten Wieghorst (1971), Per Frandsen (1970), and Mikkel Thygesen (1984).

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