Morten Per Olsen is a Danish football manager and former player. He was the head coach of the Denmark national team for 15 years from 2000 until 2015, guiding Denmark to the 2002 FIFA World Cup, 2004 European Championship, 2010 FIFA World Cup and 2012 European Championship. He has also managed Brøndby to two Danish Superliga championships and Ajax to the Double of the 1998 Eredivisie championship and Dutch Cup trophy. He is one of only two persons ever in football, alongside Didier Deschamps, to achieve 100 national matches for his country both as player as well as coach.
Olsen in 2012
Olsen as national team manager, attending the 2011 European Under-21 Championship. Assistant manager Peter Bonde is to his left.
Denmark national football team
The Denmark men's national football team represents Denmark and Greenland in men's international football competitions. It is controlled by the Danish Football Association (DBU), the governing body for the football clubs which are organised under DBU. Denmark's home stadium is Parken Stadium in the Østerbro district of Copenhagen; their head coach is Kasper Hjulmand.
The Danish team that won their first silver medal at the 1908 Summer Olympics
Danish team, winning the silver medals at the 1912 Olympics
Crowd watching the Denmark–Sweden Euro 2004 match at the Copenhagen City Hall Square
Parken Stadium, with a capacity of 38,065 spectators, located in Copenhagen, and used as official home stadium by the Denmark football team