Malene Marquard
Danish footballer (born 1983)
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Malene Marquard Olsen (born 2 February 1983) is a Danish nurse and former football defender who played for the Danish national team. At club level Marquard spent most of her active playing career with A-Liga club Brøndby and also captained the side.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Malene Marquard Olsen | ||
| Date of birth | 2 February 1983 | ||
| Place of birth | Denmark | ||
| Height | 1.71 m (5 ft 7+1⁄2 in) | ||
| Position | Centre back | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1989–1997 | Hedehusene IK | ||
| 1997–2001 | Brøndby | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 2001–2014 | Brøndby | 240+ | (5+) |
| 2009 | Tyresö FF | ||
| International career | |||
| 1999–2000 | Denmark U17 | 7 | (0) |
| 2002 | Denmark U19 | 9 | (0) |
| 2003 | Denmark U21 | 6 | (0) |
| 2003–2013 | Denmark | 14 | (0) |
| * Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
Club career
International career
Olsen made her debut for the senior Denmark national team in February 2003; a 4–0 defeat to Norway in La Manga Club. In October 2011 Olsen was recalled to the national team after a five-year absence, for a UEFA European Championship 2013 qualifying tie with Austria.[4] She was named in national coach Kenneth Heiner-Møller's squad for the final tournament,[5] where Denmark reached the semi-finals. Olsen retired from football in June 2014.[6]
