Jesper Olsen
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Danny Gabbidon and West Ham perplexed by Hull's spot-kick routine...- although he eventually scuffed the pass, conceding a free-kick. The French pair had copied the tactic from Johan Cruyff and Jesper Olsen, who had done the same thing with success for Ajax in the early Eighties. Gabbidon, returning to... In this article: Jimmy Bullard, Gianfranco Zola, Robert Pires, Bernard Mendy, and Carlton Cole |
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FIFA.com News | November 18, 2009
Olsen and Milicic join Heart
The Melbourne Heart syndicate have named former Manchester United midfielder Jesper Olsen and ex-Australia international Ante Milicic as assistants to head coach John van 't Schip for the club's debut in the 2010/11 A-League season. Olsen...
In this article: Alex Ferguson, FIFA, New South Wales Premier League, National Soccer League, Aime Jacquet, John van 't Schip, Ante Milicic, Sydney United, and Manchester United
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Sydney Morning Herald - National | November 17, 2009
Heart sign A-League assistant coaches
...have boosted their inaugural A-League campaign by signing ex-Socceroo Ante Milicic and former Denmark and Manchester United star Jesper Olsen as assistant coaches. The pair will be a crucial part of the new franchise's entry into the...
In this article: A-League, John van't Schip, Manchester United, Europe, Johan Cruyff, New South Wales Premier League, World Cup, National Soccer League, and World Cup
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Wikipedia | October 25, 2009
John Lauridsen
...brought him only 27 games for Denmark in a time he was often overlooked behind other great midfielders like Soren Lerby, Jan Molby, Jesper Olsen or Frank Arnesen. Jens Bertelsen, Per Frimann and Klaus Berggreen were usually on the Danish squad...
In this article: John Mikkelsen Lauridsen, RCD Espanyol, Denmark, La Liga, Jens Bertelsen, Esbjerg fB, and Esbjerg
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Guardian | October 13, 2009
The forgotten story of ... Danish Dynamite
...it's good that I don't live there." So they do. To this day, a serious faux pas is described as a "rigtig Jesper Olsen" (a real Jesper Olsen), whether by the general public or even in parliament. It was traumatic stuff, for sure, yet the...
In this article: Denmark, Frank Arnesen, Sepp Piontek, Morten Olsen, Michael Laudrup, Allan Simonsen, Soren Lerby, FIFA, and World Cup
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Wikipedia | September 06, 2009
Jesper Olsen
...eventually went on to score four goals in the game that Denmark lost 1-5. Consequently, the term a rigtig Jesper Olsen (a real Jesper Olsen) entered the Danish lexicon. Through his later years at Manchester, Olsen had a hard time adapting to...
In this article: Johan Cruyff, Eredivisie, Manchester United, Denmark, 1986 World Cup, Lars Hogh, Guus Hiddink, and Kurt Linder
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Guardian | July 21, 2009
Who is the youngest-ever pro footballer?
...such penalty pioneers. "After watching the Henry/Pires penalty shambles at the weekend, I was wondering if the Johan Cruyff/Jesper Olsen incident was the only previous example of the 'two-man penalty'?" Lee wrote. The search ended with a...
In this article: Freddy Adu, Julio Cesar Baldivieso, David White, Boyzone, Johnny Newman, Thierry Henry, and Waste
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Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph Blogs: All posts | April 23, 2009
In search of the greatest penalty ever
...Panenka's original dink, Francesco Totti's back-heel strike, or would you go for Johan Cruyff's cheeky one-two interchange with Jesper Olsen? Personally, the chap in the above youtube clip gets my vote for an audacious back-flip...
In this article: Johan Cruyff, Corriere della Sera, Teflon, Everton, Francesco Totti, and Manchester United
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Football Europe | April 03, 2009
Pick of the week
...FC-Manchester City FC match in 2005? Well, the latest attempt to replicate the famous penalty one-two between Johan Cruyff and Jesper Olsen, for AFC Ajax against Helmond Sport 27 years ago, ended in similar farce. The perpetrator of this...
In this article: Daniel Alves, World Cup, Naples, Victor Fernandez, Gerard Pique, Stuart Pearce, England, and FC Barcelona
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Wikipedia | March 21, 2009
Rob de Wit
...in the 1982-83 season. He was transferred to Ajax Amsterdam two seasons later, July 1984, as successor of left wing attacker Jesper Olsen, who left to Manchester United. At Ajax, he quickly became a crowd favourite, and played nearly all...
In this article: Rob de Wit, 1986 FIFA World Cup, World Cup, Cerebral hemorrhage, FC Utrecht, Ajax Amsterdam, Manchester United, Sweden, and Austria
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Times Online | January 30, 2009
Sir Alex Ferguson: Ryan Giggs deserves a knighthood
...I decided to do that. I brought in five players and we sold off about eight - Paul McGrath, Norman Whiteside, Gordon Strachan, Jesper Olsen, Peter Davenport, Chris Turner and Graeme Hogg. We gave a free transfer to Kevin Moran, Frank...
In this article: Alex Ferguson, Ryan Giggs, Manchester United, Graeme Hogg, Norman Whiteside, Mickey Thomas, and Usain Bolt
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Jesper Olsen (born 20 March 1961 in Fakse) is a Danish former professional football player who most notably played for Ajax Amsterdam and Manchester United. Jesper Olsen was a regular left-winger for the Danish national team, scoring five goals in 43 matches. He represented Denmark at the Euro 1984 and 1986 World Cup tournaments.
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