Tribute to Egil "Drillo" Olsen

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This page is dedicated to the most successful Norwegian national team coach ever, Egil "Drillo" Olsen.

Egil Olsen

Facts

Date of birth: April 22, 1942.

Playing career: Coaching career: Egil Olsen has the highest possible Norwegian degreee in coaching.

Analysis

The effect of Egil "Drillo" Olsen as Norwegian national team coach 1990-98.

Immediate impact

Last 48 matches before "Drillo": 48  6 21 21
First 7 matches with "Drillo":    7  6  1  0

Sustained success

1) from appr. 30% to 70% success rate in obligatory matches 
WC (w/qual)  1938:	  3  1  1  1
WC qual	1953-1990:	 56 14 10 32
EC qual	1959-1990: 	 46  4  9 33
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1937-1990 (30%)		105 19 20 66


WC 	1994-1998:	  7  2  3  2   6- 6
WC qual 1992-1997:	 18 13  4  1  46- 7
EC qual 1990-1995:	 16  9  4  3  26-10
- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -
1990-1998 (70%)		 41 24 11  6  78-23


Total record:   	 88 46 26 16 168-63
2) additionally

Matches

The complete list of all the Norwegian national team matches with "Drillo" in charge.

1990

Match 1-3:

1991

Match 4-12:

1992

Match 13-23:

1993

Match 24-33:

1994

Match 34-47:

1995

Match 48-60:

1996

Match 61-67:

1997

Match 68-79:

1998

Match 80-88: Year-by-year record 
1990:    3  3  0  0  12- 2   9
1991:    9  3  3  3  10- 8  12
1992:   11  5  4  2  23- 8  19
1993:   10  7  2  1  25- 5  23
1994:   14  6  5  3  14- 8  23
1995:   13  6  4  3  25-12  22
1996:    7  5  1  1  12- 1  16
1997:   12  7  3  2  24- 7  24
1998:    9  4  4  1  23-12  16
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Total:  88 46 26 16 168-63 164
Sorted by venue 
Home:   36 23 10  3 83-22 79
Away:   41 19 12 10 69-34 69
Neut.:  11  4  4  3 16- 7 16

Players

Egil Olsen used 81 players during his 88 matches as Norwegian national team coach. The complete list of players (in parantheses their first and last game under "Drillo"). 
64 matches: Kjetil Rekdal (11-88)
58 matches: Øyvind Leonhardsen (1-88)
            Stig Inge Bjørnebye (1-88)
57 matches: Erik Mykland (2-88)
56 matches: Henning Berg (16-88)
47 matches: Jan Åge Fjørtoft (1-65)
46 matches: Jahn Ivar Jakobsen (6-86)
44 matches: Lars Bohinen (1-80)
43 matches: Frode Grodås (11-88)
            Jostein Flo (17-87)
40 matches: Tore Pedersen (1-75)
37 matches: Ronny Johnsen (8-88)
            Ståle Solbakken (47-88)
36 matches: Gunnar Halle (1-86)
35 matches: Erik Thorstvedt (1-62)
31 matches: Roger Nilsen (1-80)
30 matches: Rune Bratseth (1-43)
29 matches: Tore André Flo (57-88)
28 matches: Alf-Inge Håland (35-84)
27 matches: Gøran Sørloth (1-43)
23 matches: Kåre Ingebrigtsen (2-54)
21 matches: Frank Strandli (13-82)
17 matches: Pål Lydersen (2-46)
            Dan Eggen (29-88)
            Petter Rudi (59-83)
16 matches: Bent Skammelsrud (9-81)
            Ole Gunnar Solskjær (59-88)
15 matches: Karl-Petter Løken (3-58)
            Jan Ove Pedersen (10-35)
            Egil Østenstad (29-86)
13 matches: Håvard Flo (66-88)
10 matches: Per Egil Ahlsen (1-14)
            Tore André Dahlum (1-18)
            Vidar Riseth (79-88)
8 matches:  Erik Pedersen (1-14)
            Sigurd Rushfeldt (40-70)
            Harald Brattbakk (48-57)
7 matches:  Roar Strand (40-88)
6 matches:  Einar Rossbach (2-29)
            Geirmund Brendesæther (28-60)
            Erland Johnsen (38-58)
5 matches:  Geir Frigård (34-45)
            Claus Lundekvam (59-80)
            Thomas Gill (69-81)
4 matches:  Dag Riisnæs (4-10)
            Runar Berg (34-49)
            Trond Egil Soltvedt (68-81)
3 matches:  Claus Eftevaag (2-60)
            Sverre Brandhaug (3-5)
            Ulf Karlsen (10-14)
            Ørjan Berg (10-38)
            Mons Ivar Mjelde (29-54)
            Gunnar Aase (50-60)
            Stig Johansen (68-70)
            André Bergdølmo (68-70)
            Erik Hoftun (79-84)
2 matches:  Ola By Rise (23-38)
            Ole Einar Martinsen (23-29)
            Tom Kåre Staurvik (29-35)
            Frode Olsen (48-60)
            Egil Ulfstein (59-60)
            Arild Stavrum (59-60)
            Bjørn Arild Levernes (59-60)
            Tommy Svindal Larsen (63-64)
            Jonny Hanssen (68-69)
            Thomas Pereira (68-70)
            Roger Helland (68-69)
            Odd Inge Olsen (77-79)
            Steinar Nilsen (79-82)
1 match:    Jan Halvor Halvorsen (1)
            Tor André Grenersen (2)
            Vegard Skogheim (14)
            Ole Bjørn Sundgot (52)
            Christer Basma (60)
            Dagfinn Enerly (65)
            Jørn Jamtfall (68)
            Bjørn Tore Kvarme (79)
            Bjørn Viljugrein (79)
            Vegard Heggem (80)
            Thomas Myhre (82)
            Daniel Berg Hestad (82)

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the Norwegian News Agency (NTB) and Stig Oppedal for facts and figures.
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