Ricki Olsen (born 21 October 1988) is a Danish professional

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. He is the son of the former Denmark national team player

Lars Olsen Lars Christian Olsen (born 2 February 1961) is a Danish former footballer and current manager, who was most recently the manager of Esbjerg fB in the Danish Superliga. He started his coaching career with Randers in 2003, guiding them to promotio ...

Career

Olsen started his career with

Brøndby IF Brøndbyernes Idrætsforening (, usually abbreviated to Brøndby IF (), is a professional association football club based in Brøndbyvester, Capital Region of Denmark. The club was founded in 1964 as a merger between two local clubs and was pr ...

, but did not play any senior games for the team. Randers FC signed Olsen from Brøndby IF in the summer of 2008. Olsen got his first match on 26 October against Aalborg BK. Olsen played 75 minutes before being replaced by teammate

Alain Behi Alain Behi (born 1 July 1978) is an Ivorian retired professional footballer who played as a midfielder. Club career Behi played several years for French Ligue 2 side Châteauroux before moving on to play in the Belgium Jupiler League with RAE ...

. Olsen got his first goal for the club on 1 March against AGF when he scored the winning goal from about 30 yards out. The game ended 2–1. In January 2012, he signed a contract with Næstved BK in the 1st Division. He then played for

Nordvest FC Nordvest FC was a Danish association football club. They played their home matches at Holbæk Stadion in Holbæk Holbæk () is a town in Denmark and the seat of Holbæk municipality with a population of 29,608 (1 January 2022).

and

FC Helsingør FC Helsingør is a Danish football club from Helsingør. The club plays in the Danish 1st Division, having been promoted after winning the Danish 2nd Division in the 2019-2020 season. The club has finished the last two seasons in the top 4 of t ...

. In the summer of 2018 he left FC Helsingør following the club's relegation from the

Danish Superliga The Danish Superliga ( da, Superligaen, ) is the current Danish football championship tournament, and administered by the Danish Football Association. It is the highest football league in Denmark and is currently contested by 12 teams each y ...

. He then signed a contract with

HB Køge HB Køge () is a professional Danish football club based primarily in the town of Herfølge, and secondly in the town of Køge, both in the Køge Municipality, part of 'Region of Zealand', in the eastern part of Zealand, south of Copenhagen. ...

in the

Danish 1st Division The 1st Division (''1. Division'') is the second-highest football league in Denmark, also known as NordicBet Liga for sponsorship reasons. From 1945 to 1991 the 1. Division was the name of the highest level of football in Denmark. With the forma ...

. He returned to FC Helsingør for the 2019–20 season. On 29 July 2020, it was confirmed, that Olsen had joined

Ishøj IF Ishøj IF is a football club from Ishøj, Denmark. The club was founded in 2017. Its first squad plays in the Danish 3rd Division. The club has more than 1,000 members. Ishøj IF started its existence in the Zealand Series in 2017. The club w ...

in the

Denmark Series The Denmark Series ( da, Danmarksserien) is the fifth tier in the Danish football league system. Teams are divided into four groups of ten. The top team in each group is promoted to the Danish 3rd Division. The bottom three teams in each group are ...

. He left the club at the end of 2022.Anfører Ricki Olsen er færdig i Ishøj: Vil fortsætte karrieren
bold.dk, 17 January 2023

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* 1988 births Living people Danish men's footballers Denmark under-21 international footballers Brøndby IF players Randers FC players Viborg FF players Næstved Boldklub players FC Helsingør players HB Køge players Ishøj IF players Danish Superliga players Danish 1st Division players Danish 2nd Division players Denmark Series players Association football midfielders Holbæk B&I players {{Denmark-footy-midfielder-stub