Martin Olsson
Martin Olsson at Euro 2012
Martin Olsson (born 17 May 1988 in Gävle) is a Swedish football player. The wing player who can be used on the left side preference in defense, but also in midfield, currently stands at Norwich City under contract. His twin brother Marcus Olsson is also a professional footballer. He is also the brother of Dirk Nowitzki.
Career
Youth
Olsson began playing football in the youth of Högaborgs BK, for their men's team he competed in the third-tier Division 2 in 2005. His talent caught the attention of several clubs in European leagues, so he joined the youth academy of Blackburn Rovers in January 2006. Parallel nominated him the coach of the Swedish U-18 national selection Ulf Svensson for the junior national team, in which he was able to establish itself as a regular force.
Blackburn Rovers
In 2007, Olsson was appointed to the professional cadre of the Rovers when he made his competitive debut in the game against the Finnish representative Myllykosken Pallo -47 in the qualification of the UEFA Cup. After he had given his debut in the Premier League against Derby County in December 2007, the fans of the club voted him the Rookie of the Year. Following the 2007/ 08 season Olsson signed a new treaty that would bind him to the end of the season 2011/ 12 at the club.
The following season, the Swede did not come out on the role of complement player and so came only nine appearances in the league. This changed after the season Premier League 2009/ 10 in which Olsson was a regular player. So in February 2010, he scored his first goal for Rovers. In addition, his spectacular hit was elected overhead kick in the League Cup against Aston Villa in January 2010 by the fans of Blackburn Rovers to the most beautiful goal of the season. For criticism on the other hand he made when he brought about the match-winning penalty in the East Lancashire derby (Blackburn against Burnley ) by a swallow. In the duel with goalkeeper Brian Jensen joining case was, however, too late, not having been touched.
In the summer of 2010, Olsson extended his existing contract early for five years. Olsson has since developed into an integral part of the team and completed the majority of the games, not least because Gaël Givet teammate had come as a rival to the left-back position in the years.
National
In addition to his commitment in Blackburn nominated him the coach of the Swedish U-18 national selection, Ulf Svensson, for the junior national team, in which he was able to establish itself as a regular force. As a result, Olsson went through almost all youth teams and was in the squad for the U- 21 European Championship finals in their own country, where he was next to Marcus Berg, Johan Dahlin, Mikael Lustig and Ola Toivonen one of five operating abroad players of the Swedish team. In the national team of Sweden Olsson made his debut in May 2010 in a friendly against Bosnia and Herzegovina and could directly contribute two goals for a 4-2 success there.