Morten Olsen | |||
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Personal information | |||
Full name | Morten Toft Olsen | ||
Born | Osted, Denmark | 11 October 1984||
Nationality | Danish | ||
Height | 1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Club information | |||
Current club | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
Number | 34 | ||
Senior clubs | |||
Years | Team | ||
2003–2005 | GOG Gudme | ||
2005–2006 | HF Mors | ||
2006–2007 | Viborg HK | ||
2007–2010 | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
2010–2013 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
2013–2015 | Saint-Raphaël Var | ||
2015 | Al Rayyan SC | ||
2015–2020 | TSV Hannover-Burgdorf | ||
2020–11/2023 | GOG Håndbold | ||
12/2023– | Bjerringbro-Silkeborg | ||
National team | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2006–2021 | Denmark | 118 | (217) |
Morten Toft Olsen (born 11 October 1984) is a Danish handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg. [1]
He has previously played for Danish side clubs GOG and Viborg HK. He was released early from his contract with Saint-Raphaël Var Handball to rejoin TSV Hannover-Burgdorf whom he played for in the period 2010 to 2013. He has rejoined TSV Hannover-Burgdorf 1 July 2015 after a short term contract with Al Rayyan SC. [2] [3] [4] Since 2020 he is back in Denmark.
He debuted for the Danish national team in 2006, but it would take almost a decade before he became a part of the national team setup on a permanent basis, and even then he often acted as backup. [5]
In 2021 he announced his retirement from the national team in order to spend more time with his family. [6]
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