Ben Olsen - Football Coach

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

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D.C. United Asst	10

D.C. United	10/20
MLS 10	12
MLS 11	34
MLS 12	38
US Open Cup 12	2
MLS 13	34
US Open Cup 13	5
MLS 14	36
US Open Cup 14	1
CONCACAF CL 14/15	6
MLS 15	37
US Open Cup 15	2
CONCACAF CL 15/16	6
MLS 16	35
MLS 17	34
MLS 18	35
MLS 19	35
MLS 20	34
MLSback 20	3
MLS 20	11

Houston Dynamo	22/now
MLS 23	39
USOC 23	4
Leagues Cup 23	4
Champions Cup 24	4
MLS 24	37
MLS 25	5