Malene Marquard

Malene Marquard
Personal information
Full name Malene Marquard Olsen
Date of birth (1983-02-02) 2 February 1983
Place of birth Denmark
Height 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in)
Position Centre back
Youth career
1989–1997 Hedehusene IK
1997–2001 Brøndby
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2001–2014 Brøndby 240+ (5+)
2009 Tyresö FF
International career
1999–2000 Denmark U17 7 (0)
2002 Denmark U19 9 (0)
2003 Denmark U21 6 (0)
2003–2013 Denmark 14 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Malene Marquard Olsen (born 2 February 1983) is a Danish nurse and former football defender who played for the Danish national team. At club level Marquard spent most of her active playing career with A-Liga club Brøndby and also captained the side.

Club career

Olsen began her club career at Hedehusene IK.[1] As of September 2012, Olsen had made the second most appearances for Brøndby with 247. Only Mia Brogaard had more with 327.[2]

In 2009 Olsen played for Swedish club Tyresö FF, while working as a nurse in Stockholm.[3]

International career

Olsen made her debut for the senior Denmark national team in February 2003; a 4–0 defeat to Norway in La Manga Club. In October 2011 Olsen was recalled to the national team after a five-year absence, for a UEFA European Championship 2013 qualifying tie with Austria.[4] She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for the final tournament,[5] where Denmark reached the semi-finals. Olsen retired from football in June 2014.[6]

After football

In addition to her work as a nurse, Marquard worked as an expert commentator for DR and TV 2.[7][8][9]

References

  1. ↑ "Malene Olsen". UEFA. 12 September 2012. Archived from the original on 3 December 2012. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Kampstatistik på spillere" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. 9 September 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  3. ↑ "Malene Olsen från Bröndby" (in Swedish). Tyresö FF. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 14 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Schou Nielsen, Pia (22 October 2011). "Malene Olsen får comeback mod Østrig" (in Danish). Danish Football Association. Archived from the original on 3 August 2017. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  5. ↑ Bruun, Peter (21 June 2013). "Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad". UEFA. Retrieved 13 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Juul, Kasper (10 June 2014). "Når en kæmpe takker af" (in Danish). Brøndby IF. Archived from the original on 3 September 2014. Retrieved 29 August 2014.
  7. ↑ "TOPSPILLER – OG SYGEPLEJERSKE | Fodbold for piger". www.fodboldforpiger.dk (in Danish). 3 November 2012. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  8. ↑ Liniger, Henrik (27 October 2015). "KARAKTERBOG Dansk defensiv strålede trods nederlag". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 26 July 2026.
  9. ↑ "TV 2's kvindelige fodboldekspert: Det er samme bane, der spilles på - TV 2". sport.tv2.dk (in Danish). 9 June 2016. Retrieved 26 July 2026.
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