Roque Olsen

Roque Germán Olsen Fontana (9 September 1925 – 15 June 1992), commonly known as Roque Olsen, was an Argentine football player and manager.

Roque Olsen

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(s)	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

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Olsen and the second or maternal family name is Fontana.

Playing career

Olsen started his playing career in the local leagues of Parana, Entre Ríos. In 1949 he was signed by Tigre, the following year he joined champions Racing Club de Avellaneda. After playing 15 games for Racing Club, he joined Real Madrid where he went on to become one of the club's most important goal scorers.^[1] He played out his career with Córdoba CF in the late 1950s.

Managerial career

Olsen started his managerial career with Córdoba CF leading them to promotion to La Liga in 1962. He then managed Deportivo La Coruña, Real Zaragoza and FC Barcelona. He also managed Elche CF, Sevilla FC and Celta Vigo. His last managerial position before his death in 1992 was as manager of UD Las Palmas.