Erik Olson is the Head Coach of the Ho Chi Minh City Wings in the Vietnam Basketball Association. He has traveled the globe coaching in Denmark, Sweden, Scotland, Iceland, and Australia.
After finishing his collegiate playing career at D3 Linfield University Erik played professionally in the UK, Germany, and Australia. He began his coaching career as a player/coach in Australia before moving on to Iceland where he eventually became involved with their national team. He moved to Scotland as their national team coach at age 29 before his stops in Denmark, Sweden, and finally Vietnam.
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