 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roque Germán Olsen Fontana | ||
| Date of birth | (1925-09-09)9 September 1925 | ||
| Place of birth | Sauce de Luna, Argentina | ||
| Date of death | 15 June 1992(1992-06-15) (aged 66) | ||
| Place of death | Sevilla, Spain | ||
| Position | Striker | ||
| Youth career | |||
| Patronato Paraná | |||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1949 | Tigre | ||
| 1950 | Racing Club | 15 | (6) |
| 1950–1957 | Real Madrid | 110 | (60) |
| 1957–1959 | Córdoba | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 1959–1963 | Córdoba | ||
| 1963–1964 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1964–1965 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1965–1967 | Barcelona | ||
| 1967–1968 | Zaragoza | ||
| 1969–1970 | Celta Vigo | ||
| 1970 | Deportivo La Coruña | ||
| 1971–1974 | Elche | ||
| 1974–1976 | Sevilla | ||
| 1976–1977 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1977–1978 | Elche | ||
| 1978–1980 | Cádiz | ||
| 1980–1981 | Recreativo | ||
| 1984 | Elche | ||
| 1984–1985 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1985–1986 | Elche | ||
| 1988 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1989 | Sevilla | ||
| 1991 | Las Palmas | ||
| 1991–1992 | Las Palmas | ||
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Roque Germán Olsen Fontana (9 September 1925 – 15 June 1992), commonly known asRoque Olsen, was anArgentinefootball player and manager.
Olsen started his playing career in the local leagues ofParana,Entre Ríos. In 1949 he was signed byTigre, the following year he joined championsRacing Club de Avellaneda. After playing 15 games for Racing Club, he joinedReal Madrid where he went on to become one of the club's most important goal scorers.[1] He played out his career withCórdoba CF in the late 1950s.
Olsen started his managerial career withCórdoba CF leading them to promotion toLa Liga in 1962. He then managedDeportivo La Coruña,Real Zaragoza andFC Barcelona. He also managedElche CF,Sevilla FC andCelta Vigo. His last managerial position before his death in 1992 was as manager ofUD Las Palmas.