John Steen Olsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-01-04) 4 January 1943
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1968 Hvidovre IF 204 (48)
1968 Boston Beacons ? (?)
1969–1970 DOS 17 (3)
1969–1974 Utrecht 126 (21)
1974–1975 Feyenoord 15 (3)
1976 Utrecht 15 (5)
1976–1977 IFK Malmö ? (?)
1977–1978 Hvidovre IF ? (?)
International career
1966–1973 Denmark 17 (3)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

John Steen Olsen (born 4 January 1943) is a Danish former footballer. He played for Hvidovre IF,[1] Boston Beacons, VV DOS, FC Utrecht, Feyenoord and IFK Malmö during his active career.[2]

After his career, he worked as a scout for Ajax in Scandinavia, bringing players such as Zlatan Ibrahimović, Viktor Fischer, Christian Eriksen, Michael Laudrup and Kasper Dolberg to Amsterdam.[3][4]

References

  1. John Steen Olsen, le scout scandinave de l’ombre à l’Ajax nordiskfootball.fr
  2. Olsen, Søren (4 January 2013). "Fodboldens talentspejder fylder 70" (in Danish). Politiken. Retrieved 5 October 2020.
  3. På jagt efter de ægte Ajax-profiler tipsbladet.dk
  4. John Steen Olsen, de man die Ajax Zlatan en Dolberg bezorgde nos.nl


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