Trond Olsen (born 5 February 1984) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a winger.
Club career Born in Lyngen Municipality in Troms county, Norway, the left-footed former under-21 international was picked up by Lillestrøm SK after the 2005 relegation of his former team Bodø/Glimt. Olsen returned to Bodø/Glimt later in the same year.
In 2006 Olsen played for the Sápmi football team in the unofficial VIVA World Cup for the non-members of the FIFA or the UEFA organizations.
In the 2007 Norwegian Cup, Olsen scored four goals. In 2007, Bodø/Glimt promoted to the top division. The following season, he scored 10 goals in the league and had 14 assists. Olsen transferred to Rosenborg before the 2009 season. He joined Viking in August 2011.
On 23 January 2014, he returned to Bodø/Glimt on a three-year contract. Olsen signed with Sogndal on 15 August 2018, after failing to play for the first team.
On 1 February 2019, it was announced that Olsen's contract with Sogndal had been terminated by mutual consent.Trond Olsen ferdig i Sogndal, nordlys.no, 1 February 2019 On 29 December 2019, it was announced that Olsen was retiring from football.Trond (35) legger opp: – Det føles naturlig , an.no, 29 December 2019
International career Olsen was capped eleven times by the Norway U21 national team between 2003 and 2005, and he made his international debut for the Norway senior national team against Ukraine in 2008.
He also made four appearances and scored five goals for the Sápmi football team which won the 2006 VIVA World Cup.
Career statistics Club + Appearances and goals by club, season and competitionClubSeasonLeagueNational cupContinentalTotalDivisionAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsBodø/Glimt 2001Tippeligaen3100–31200220131–232200314161–20220042334440317200524320–2632006Adeccoligaen17732–2092007291124–31152008Tippeligaen261054–3114Total1563725164018553Lillestrøm 2006Tippeligaen4000–40Rosenborg 2009Tippeligaen298544138132010244448036820111224341206Total651413111629427Viking 2011Tippeligaen7110–81201224531–276201329930–329Total601571006716Bodø/Glimt2014Tippeligaen28521–3062015291320–3113201630663–3692017OBOS-ligaen271010–28102018Eliteserien10031–131Total124341450013839Sogndal 2018OBOS-ligaen4000–40Career total4131005933202492135
Honours Rosenborg Tippeligaen: 2009, 2010
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