Título: Morten Olsen
Seção: International career
Background: Morten Per Olsen (born 14 August 1949) is a Danish football manager and former football player. He was the head coach of the Danish 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 Brondby IF to two Danish Superliga championships and Ajax to the Double of the 1998 Dutch Eredivisie championship and Dutch Cup trophy.

Conteúdo: Olsen made his debut for the Denmark under-21 national team in September 1970, scoring a single goal in a 2-2 friendly match draw with the Poland U21s. Three weeks later, he was called up for the senior Danish national team under the Austrian national team manager Rudi Strittich, and Olsen made his national team debut in September 1970 against Norway. He played his first national team game as a right winger, but eventually settled as a defensive midfielder. He helped Denmark qualify for the 1972 Summer Olympics, but could not participate at the tournament, as he had signed a professional contract with Cercle Brugge beforehand.  While at Anderlecht, Olsen became the seventh Dane to play 50 games for the national team, in June 1981. For Olsen's 53rd national team game in April 1983, the German national team manager of Denmark, Sepp Piontek, named Olsen permanent national team captain, as Olsen replaced the retiring Per Rontved as both libero and team captain. Olsen played as an attacking libero, and had defensive midfielder Jens Jorn Bertelsen cover for him when he was on the attack. Olsen, alongside defender Soren Busk, persuaded Piontek to implement the aggressive off-side trap they practiced at Anderlecht.  Olsen captained the Danish team that qualified for the 1984 European Championship; Denmark's first international tournament participation since the 1972 Olympics. Denmark reached the semi-finals, before being eliminated by Spain on penalty shootout. In October 1985, Olsen

user: What was his first international team?

assistant: Olsen made his debut for the Denmark under-21 national team in September 1970,

user: What position did he play for Denmark?

assistant: as a right winger, but eventually settled as a defensive midfielder.

user: Where did he play next?

assistant: he was called up for the senior Danish national team under the Austrian national team manager Rudi Strittich,

user: What position did he play for them?

assistant: defensive midfielder.

user: What was his greatest international success?

assistant: Olsen became the seventh Dane to play 50 games for the national team, in June 1981.

user: Did his teams ever win?

assistant: Olsen's most noticeable effort at the tournament came in the 2-0 group stage win against West Germany.

user: Were there any other important things in his international career?

assistant: Olsen was identified as one of the overall top performers at the World Cup, and he was subsequently named 1986 Danish Player of the Year.

user: What was the farthest his team got in the World Cup?

assistant: He captained Denmark at the 1986 World Cup, Denmark's first World Cup participation, which ended in a second round defeat to Spain.