Malene Olsen

{{short description|Danish footballer (born 1983)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2016}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Malene Olsen

| height = {{height|m=1.71}}

| image =

| fullname = Malene Marquard Olsen

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1983|2|2}}

| birth_place = Denmark

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| position = Centre back

| youthyears1=

| youthclubs1= Hedehusene IK

| years1= 2002–2014

| clubs1= Brøndby IF

| caps1= 178

| goals1 = 3

| years2= 2009

| clubs2= Tyresö FF

| caps2=

| goals2 =

|nationalyears1 = 2002 |nationalteam1 = Denmark U-19 |nationalcaps1 = 9 |nationalgoals1 = 0

| nationalyears2= 2003–2013

| nationalteam2= Denmark

| nationalcaps2= 14

| nationalgoals2 = 0

| pcupdate = 21:46, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

| ntupdate = 21:46, 16 May 2017 (UTC)

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Malene Marquard Olsen (born 2 February 1983) is a retired Danish football defender. She lastly played for Elitedivisionen club Brøndby IF and has also played for the Danish national team.

Olsen began her club career at Hedehusene IK.{{cite web|url=http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=64388/profile/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121203165238/http://www.uefa.com/teamsandplayers/players/player=64388/profile/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=3 December 2012|title=Malene Olsen|access-date=14 July 2013|work=UEFA|date=12 September 2012}} As of September 2012, Olsen had made the second most appearances for Brøndby with 247. Only Mia Brogaard had more with 327.{{cite web|url=http://www.brondbyif.net/page.aspx?id=42159 |title=Kampstatistik på spillere |publisher=Brøndby IF |language=Danish |accessdate=14 July 2013 |date=9 September 2012 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140104212738/http://www.brondbyif.net/page.aspx?id=42159 |archivedate=4 January 2014 }}

In 2009 Olsen played for Swedish club Tyresö FF, while working as a nurse in Stockholm.{{cite web|url=http://anysite.tyresoff.se/Damer/start/public/article/10157|title=Malene Olsen från Bröndby|publisher=Tyresö FF|language=Swedish|accessdate=14 July 2013|archive-date=3 March 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303222209/http://anysite.tyresoff.se/Damer/start/public/article/10157|url-status=dead}}

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.{{cite web|url=http://test.dbu.dk/Faelles/Nyheder/2011/Oktober/KvindeA_DK_Oestrig_start.aspx|title=Malene Olsen får comeback mod Østrig|publisher=Danish Football Association|language=Danish|accessdate=13 July 2013|date=22 October 2011|first=Pia|last=Schou Nielsen|archive-date=3 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170803021822/http://test.dbu.dk/Faelles/Nyheder/2011/Oktober/KvindeA_DK_Oestrig_start.aspx|url-status=dead}} She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for the final tournament,{{cite web|url=https://www.uefa.com/news-media/news/020a-0e1416d60e73-ef0048a5dc34-1000--upbeat-heiner-moller-confirms-denmark-squad/|title=Upbeat Heiner-Møller confirms Denmark squad|date=21 June 2013|access-date=13 July 2013|work=UEFA|first=Peter|last=Bruun}} where Denmark reached the semi-finals. Olsen retired from football in June 2014.{{cite news|last1=Juul|first1=Kasper|title=Når en kæmpe takker af|url=http://www.brondbyif.net/news/newsShow.aspx?id=122112|accessdate=29 August 2014|publisher=Brøndby IF|date=10 June 2014|language=Danish|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20140903082358/http://www.brondbyif.net/news/newsShow.aspx?id=122112|archivedate=3 September 2014}}