Roy Helge Olsen (born 19 January 1965) is a Norwegian

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Trondheim Trondheim ( , , ; ), historically Kaupangen, Nidaros, and Trondhjem (), is a city and municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. As of 2022, it had a population of 212,660. Trondheim is the third most populous municipality in Norway, and is ...

, representing

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. He started as a referee in 1979 and was a referee in

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from 1992 to 2002. Olsen officiated in 2002 World Cup qualifying, refereeing the match between

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2 June 2001. Retrieved on 7 May 2013. He has refereed over 30 national matches at different age groups, both men and women, in addition to 28 matches in the

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. In 1991, he refereed the

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Final between

Strømsgodset Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county) in Norway which is today a part of the city of Drammen. History Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). ...

and Rosenborg, as well as the Norwegian Cup Final between Vålerenga and Strømsgodset in 1997. He also refereed the European Championship for U-18 in England in 1993. Olsen won the Kniksen award for Referee of the year in 1993.

References

Referee profile at Norway's Referee Association
1965 births Living people Norwegian football referees Kniksen Award winners Sportspeople from Trondheim {{Norway-footy-bio-stub