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Ben Olsen

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Born:03-May-77
Region/City:Harrisburg, PA

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US Houston Dynamo since 08-Nov-22



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Honours
2014

Benjamin Robert Olsen (born May 3, 1977) is an American sports executive, soccer coach, and former professional player who was formerly the president of Washington Spirit, a professional women's soccer club in the National Women's Soccer League (NWSL). He is currently the head coach of Houston Dynamo FC in Major League Soccer. Olsen is best known for his long-term association with D.C. United of Major League Soccer (MLS), first as a player then as a coach. Born in Middletown, Pennsylvania, Olsen grew up playing for FC Delco, an elite club program near Philadelphia. He then played for Virginia Cavaliers men's soccer and was named 1997 Soccer America Player of the Year. Olsen spent the vast majority of his professional career in the United States with D.C. United in Major League Soccer, which he joined straight out of college. Over the course of 12 seasons with United, Olsen made 221 appearances, scoring 29 goals and making 49 assists. During that time he won two MLS Cup titles, two MLS Supporters' Shields and one U.S. Open Cup winners medal. His individual honors include two-time MLS All-Star, 1998 MLS Rookie of the Year, MLS Cup '99 MVP and 2007 MLS Best XI. Olsen also earned 37 caps with the United States men's national team, winning the 2005 CONCACAF Gold Cup and representing the United States at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. Olsen announced his retirement from professional competition on November 24, 2009. Wikipedia text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License - Full article




US D.C. United Asst10
US D.C. United10/20
MLS 1012
MLS 1134
MLS 1238
    US Open Cup 122
MLS 1334
    US Open Cup 13 5
MLS 1436
    US Open Cup 141
    concacafCONCACAF CL 14/156
MLS 1537
    US Open Cup 152
    concacafCONCACAF CL 15/166
MLS 1635
MLS 1734
MLS 1835
MLS 1935
    MLS 2034
    MLSback 203
MLS 2011
US Houston Dynamo22/now
MLS 2339
    USOC 23 4
    concacafLeagues Cup 234
    concacafChampions Cup 244
MLS 2437
MLS 255

Olsen, B last games

Houston Dynamo

15-Mar-25 home Salt Lake 1-2 in MLS



08-Mar-25 away Columbus 0-0 in MLS



02-Mar-25 home Int Miami 1-4 in MLS



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