Marc Olsen

Marc Brockmann Olsen (born 15 January 1986) is a Danish professional football (soccer) player and Backgammon Grandmaster.

Marc Olsen

Personal information
Full name	Marc Brockmann Olsen
Date of birth	(1986-01-15) 15 January 1986 (age 38)
Place of birth	Denmark
Position(s)	Midfielder
Youth career
	Vanløse IF
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2006–2008	Brøndby IF	8	(1)
2008	SønderjyskE	6	(0)
2008–2011	Hvidovre IF	0	(0)
2011	Port Melbourne[1]
2011–2013	Hvidovre IF
2013–2014	AB Tårnby[2]
International career
2001	Denmark U-16	3	(0)
2002–2003	Denmark U-17	17	(2)
2003–2004	Denmark U-18	5	(0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 13 June 2008

Football

Olsen plays as a midfielder. He has played professionally for Danish clubs including Brøndby IF, and also one season for South Melbourne FC in Australia.

Marc Olsen debuted for Brøndby's first team 5 November 2006 against FC København. His favourite position is as a left midfielder.

Backgammon

Olsen is a G2 Grandmaster in Backgammon,^[3] and an author of books on Backgammon strategy. He also presents the YouTube channel "Backgammon Galaxy", teaching strategies from beginner to advanced level.^{[citation needed]}

Olsen is also the Founder and current CEO of the mobile and web gaming site, Backgammon Galaxy. It is the platform of choice for online Backgammon Master and Grandmaster level players.^{[citation needed]}

Bibliography

• Backgammon: From Basics to Badass (2015)
• Backgammon: Pure Strategy (2017)
• Backgammon - Cube like a boss: Patterns, Intuition & Strategy (2019)

References

1. "Rønne og Marc O. på australsk eventyr". bold.dk. 14 July 2011.
2. "Marc Olsen fra Hvidovre til AB Tårnby". ligabold.dk.
3. Backgammon Masters Awarding Body

External links

• Marc Olsen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
• Brøndby IF profile (in Danish) at the Wayback Machine (archived 27 September 2007)
• Marc Olsen at DR (in Danish) (archived)