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Morten Olsen
Olsen attempts a goal against Yann Genty in 2013
Personal information
Full name	Morten Toft Olsen
Born	(1984-10-11) 11 October 1984 (age 40) Osted, Denmark
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)
Medal record Olympic Games 2016 Rio de Janeiro Team 2020 Tokyo Team World Championship 2019 Germany/Denmark 2021 Egypt Junior World Championship 2005 Hungary

Morten Toft Olsen (born 11 October 1984) is a Danish handballer for Bjerringbro-Silkeborg.

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. 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.

In 2021 he announced his retirement from the national team in order to spend more time with his family.

References

1. EHF profile
2. "Morten Olsen returns to Hannover (deutsch)". sport1.de. Retrieved 2 April 2015.
3. "2005 IHF Men's Junior World Championship" (PDF). IHF. Retrieved 5 September 2005.
4. "Statistic Men's National Team. Team Roster, Denmark". DHF. Retrieved 16 May 2015.
5. "Morten Olsen stopper på landsholdet". Sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.
6. "Morten Olsen stopper på landsholdet". Sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 14 August 2021. Retrieved 14 August 2021.

External links

• Morten Olsen at the European Handball Federation
• Morten Olsen at the Ligue Nationale de Handball (in French)
• Morten Olsen at Handball-Bundesliga (in German)
• Morten Olsen at Olympedia

Denmark squads

v t e Denmark squad – 2016 Summer Olympics – Gold medal 1 Landin 3 Christiansen 5 Mensah 6 Mortensen 15 Nøddesbo 16 Green 17 Svan 19 R. Toft 21 Møllgaard 22 Søndergaard 23 H. Toft 24 Hansen 25 Olsen 27 Damgaard Coach: G. Guðmundsson v t e Denmark squad – 2017 World Championship – 10th place 1 N. Landin 3 Kirkeløkke 4 M. Landin 5 Mensah 6 Mortensen 15 Nøddesbo 16 Green 17 Svan 18 Lindberg 19 R. Toft 21 Møllgaard 22 Søndergaard 23 H. Toft 24 Hansen 25 Olsen 27 Damgaard 28 Andersson Coach: G. Guðmundsson v t e Denmark squad – 2018 European Championship – 4th place 1 N. Landin 3 Kirkeløkke 4 M. Landin 6 Mortensen 11 Lauge 14 Zachariassen 16 Green 17 Svan 18 Lindberg 19 R. Toft 20 Møller 21 Møllgaard 22 Mensah 23 H. Toft 24 Hansen 25 Olsen 27 Damgaard 42 Balling Coach: N. Jacobsen v t e Denmark squad – 2019 World Championship – Gold medal 1 N. Landin 4 M. Landin 6 Mortensen 10 Markussen 11 Lauge 14 Zachariassen 16 Green 17 Svan 18 Lindberg 19 R. Toft 21 Møllgaard 22 Mensah 23 H. Toft 24 M. Hansen 25 Olsen 26 J. Hansen 31 Øris 34 Hald Coach: N. Jacobsen v t e Denmark squad – 2020 European Championship – 13th place 1 N. Landin 3 Kirkeløkke 4 M. Landin 5 Bramming 11 Lauge 14 Zachariassen 15 Saugstrup 16 Green 18 Lindberg 19 R. Toft 21 Møllgaard 22 Mensah 24 M. Hansen 25 Olsen 26 J. Hansen 27 Damgaard 28 Andersson 32 Holm Coach: Jacobsen v t e Denmark squad – 2021 World Championship – Gold medal 1 N. Landin 4 M. Landin 5 Bramming 7 E. Jakobsen 12 E. Nielsen 14 Zachariassen 15 Saugstrup 17 Svan 20 Møller 21 Møllgaard 22 Mensah 24 M. Hansen 25 Olsen 26 J. Hansen 28 Andersson 31 Øris 32 Holm 33 Gidsel 34 Hald 35 Læsø 36 B. Jakobsen Coach: N. Jacobsen v t e Denmark squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – Silver medal 1 N. Landin 4 M. Landin 7 Jakobsen 15 Saugstrup 17 Svan 20 Møller 21 Møllgaard 22 Mensah 23 H. Toft 24 M. Hansen 25 Olsen 26 J. Hansen 28 Andersson 32 Holm 33 Gidsel Coach: N. Jacobsen

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