Ben Olsen Autographs
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.
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Traded items with a signature of Ben Olsen
The most expensive item with a signature of Ben Olsen (DC United Ben Olsen Autographed Game Worn Jersey) was sold in August 2009 for $127.50 while the cheapest item (1999 Upperdeck Autographed Ben Olsen card) found a new owner for $0.99 in October 2012. The month with the most items sold (3) was January 2024 with an average selling price of $2.25 for an autographed item of Ben Olsen. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in August 2009 with $127.50 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $0.99 was December 2011. In average, an autographed item from Ben Olsen is worth $5.50.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Ben Olsen were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
| Picture | Item Title | Price | Store |
 | 1999 Upperdeck Autographed Ben Olsen card | $1.25 |  |
| 2000 Upper Deck Major League Soccer MLS Sign of the Times Ben Olsen BO Autograph | $14.99 | |
 | 2000 Upper Deck MLS Sign of the Times Ben Olsen #BO Autographed Mint/NM | $75.00 | |
| 2000 Upper Deck MLS Sign Of The Times Ben Olsen Autograph DC United | $2.99 | |
| 2003 Kohl's MLS Promo Soccer Card - Ben Olsen - Signed | $20.00 | |
| Ben Olsen 2006 DC United Best XI DECADES BEST AUTOGRAPH card | $2.49 | |
| BEN OLSEN Former USMNT DC United SIGN OF THE TIMES AUTO 2000 MLS Hard Signed | $15.00 | |
| Ben Olsen hand Signed D.C. United Club autograph card | $57.00 | |
| Ben Olsen Safeway Eat Like a Champion AUTOGRAPH GREEN version | $2.25 | |
| Ben Olsen Safeway Eat Like a Champion AUTOGRAPH White version | $2.00 | |
| Ben Olsen Signed 1999 Upper Deck MLS - D.C. United - Autographed | $4.49 | |
| Ben Olsen Signed Kohl's MLS Promo Card | $30.00 | |
| Ben Olsen US Soccer Pair of 2000 Safeway Eat Like a Champion Autographed | $19.95 | |
| Ben Olsen 2008 Upper Deck MLS AUTO SIGNATURE Jersey card | $5.99 | |
| DC United Ben Olsen autographed soccer ball. | $15.00 | |
Latest News about Ben Olsen
Ben Olsen on Houston Dynamo's U.S. Open Cup final win against Leo Messi-less Mia (09/28/2023): Olsen was hired in 2022 to oversee a rebuild for the Dynamo and got the job done on Wednesday night 
Washington Spirit CEO Steve Baldwin resigns amid NWSL shakeup; all 27 players OK (10/05/2021): Club president Ben Olsen will oversee all club operations moving forward D.C. United announces Hernán Losada as new head coach (01/18/2021): Argentine arrives from Beerschot in Belgium and succeeds Ben Olsen, who was fired in October after 10 years at the helm. D.C. United, facing a ‘big decision’ with its coaching search, has been taking i (01/04/2021): It has been three months since Ben Olsen was fired and two since interim coach Chad Ashton oversaw the completion of the season. D.C. United evaluating several Black coaches as part of search to replace Ben Ol (10/18/2020): MLS has employed six Black head coaches in its 24-year history.
Older News Stories about Ben Olsen
With D.C. United struggling, Coach Ben Olsen is sitting on a ‘scalding-hot seat’ (09/2020): D.C. United has won just once since league resumed this summer and sits tied for last in points in overall standings, putting its coach in a tenuous spot. D.C. United is shorthanded and outmatched in a 4-1 loss to the Philadelphia Unio (08/2020): Six regulars were unavailable as Ben Olsen's team extended its winless streak to six. D.C. United, already out of the MLS tournament, looks to improve in uncertain se (07/2020): With a 1-0 defeat to Montreal, Ben Olsen's team finished last in group play. For Shaw resident Ben Olsen, protests and pandemic put D.C. United on back burne (06/2020): "I’m sad. I’m angry. I am confused. It’s just a strange time right now,” said United's coach, who lives with his family in one of D.C.'s most gentrified neighborhoods. D.C. United furloughs ‘handful’ of employees amid pandemic (04/2020): Coach Ben Olsen and General Manager Dave Kasper agree to defer some of their salary. D.C. United Coach Ben Olsen on Federico Higuain: ‘The fire in his belly is real’ (02/2020): The coach made the club's first public acknowledgement of talks with the former Columbus Crew standout, who is 35 and coming off an ACL injury. After a flurry of moves, here’s how D.C. United’s roster shapes up (01/2020): The club is about to begin its preseason after a pair of pricey acquisitions, but slots remain empty and questions unanswered about how Coach Ben Olsen will make it work. Ben Olsen will return as D.C. United’s head coach (12/2019): MLS's second longest-serving boss will enter his 10th season. Ben Olsen is likely to return as D.C. United coach (11/2019): Olsen, the club's coach since late 2010, has not won a playoff game since 2015. Ben Olsen acknowledges that D.C. United could look to make a coaching change (10/2019): “If it’s time, then it’s time,” Olsen said at an end-of-season session with reporters.
