Star Status with Jesper Olsen

Name: Star Status with Jesper Olsen
Start: 2026-11-14T19:00:00+01:00
End: 2026-11-14T21:00:00+01:00
Location: Roskilde Kongrescenter

Sat, 14 Nov 2026 · 19:00 — 21:00

Roskilde Kongrescenter, Roskilde

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Jesper Olsen on Danish football's breakthrough: Saturday 14 November 2026, 19:00–21:00, Roskilde Kongrescenter, Roskilde.

Jesper Olsen talks about the period when Danish football truly made its mark on the international stage.

About the venue: Roskilde Kongrescenter

Roskilde Congress & Sports Centre is the largest congress centre on Zealand outside Copenhagen. It opened in 1959 as Roskildehallen and has been expanded several times since - most recently in 2013, when Hall D was added, designed by the Danish architecture firm Christensen & Co. The 13,500 m² facility includes four halls, eight meeting rooms and a lecture and concert hall seating 919, hosting conferences, trade fairs, concerts, theatre and sports events. The largest hall holds up to 2,500 seated guests and serves as the home arena for Roskilde Håndbold.

Møllehusvej 15, 4000 Roskilde Get directions

About: Jesper Olsen

A Danish footballer from Faxe born in 1961, Jesper Olsen made his mark during the 1980s as a technically skilled left winger with AFC Ajax and Manchester United. He captured two Dutch league titles with Ajax and claimed the FA Cup with United in 1985, while representing Denmark across 43 international matches at tournaments including Euro 1984 and the 1986 World Cup in Mexico. Following his playing days, Olsen relocated to Australia where he established and operates the Future Football academy and currently works as a speaker delivering presentations on his experiences in top-level European football.

international matches for Denmark

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Dutch champion with Ajax

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matches for Manchester United

1985

FA Cup triumph with Manchester United

What's new

2026-11
Jesper Olsen is going on a lecture tour in Denmark with the show "Dribleren" in collaboration with Original Talks, with stops in among others Roskilde, Aarhus, Odense and Copenhagen.
2025-11
Jesper Olsen published his autobiography "Dribleren" in November 2025, written together with Steffen Pedersen.
u. dato
As a speaker, Jesper Olsen has shared stories from his career over the past year at events in both England and Denmark.

Tour

RoskildeAarhusOdenseKøbenhavn

Tracks

Driblerenautobiography from 2025, written together with Steffen Pedersen, about his career at Ajax, Manchester United and the national team

Straffesparket med Johan Cruyfffamous episode from his career, which is often highlighted in his lectures

Tilbagelægningen mod Spanien, VM 1986iconic and controversial moment from the World Cup in Mexico, which haunted him for the rest of his career

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