Roque Olsen
Roque Germán Olsen Fontana (9 September 1925 – 15 June 1992), commonly known as Roque Olsen, was an Argentine football player and manager.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roque Germán Olsen Fontana | ||
| Date of birth | (1925-09-09)9 September 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Sauce de Luna, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Sevilla, Spain | ||
| Playing position(s) | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Patronato Paraná | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949 | Tigre | ||
| 1950 | Racing Club | 15 | (6) |
| 1950–1957 | Real Madrid | 110 | (60) |
| 1957–1959 | Córdoba | ||
| Teams managed | |||
| 1959–1963 | Córdoba | ||
| 1963–1964 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1964–1965 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1965–1967 | Barcelona | ||
| 1967–1968 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1969–1970 | Celta Vigo | ||
| 1970 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1971–1974 | Elche | ||
| 1974–1976 | Sevilla | ||
| 1976–1977 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1977–1978 | Elche | ||
| 1978–1980 | Cádiz | ||
| 1980–1981 | Recreativo | ||
| 1984 | Elche | ||
| 1984–1985 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1985–1986 | Elche | ||
| 1988 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1989 | Sevilla | ||
| 1991 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1991–1992 | Las Palmas | ||
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only | |||
This article uses Spanish naming customs: the first or paternal family name is Olsen and the second or maternal family name is Fontana.
Playing career
Olsen started his playing career in the local leagues of Parana, Entre Ríos. In 1949 he was signed by Tigre, the following year he joined champions Racing Club de Avellaneda. After only 15 games for Racing he joined Real Madrid where he went on to become one of the club's most important goalscorers.[1] He played out his career with Córdoba CF in the late 1950s.
Managerial career
Olsen started his managerial career with Córdoba CF leading them to promotion to La Liga in 1962. He then managed Deportivo La Coruña, Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona. He also managed Elche CF, Sevilla FC and Celta Vigo. His last managerial position before his death in 1992 was as manager of UD Las Palmas.
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