Jessica Olsson is married to DirkNowitzki; German NBA player. Although her father is from Sweden, her mother is from Kenya. Jessica currently works at the Dallas Art Gallery and she is also Associate Director of the Goss-Michael Foundation.
Jessica Olsson Wedding
Jessica met Dirk in 2010 at a charity event organized for the Sports for Education and Economic Development (SEED) project. Jessica caught his eye, and as part of the charity action, he attended two such events. Jessica was working at an art gallery in Dallas at the time.
They started dating and two years later they were engaged. They walked down the aisle on July 20th , 2012. They have celebrated each other and had weddings in Germany and Kenya.
Dirk understood his wife’s heritage by meeting the family and discussing a dowry. It was a new experience for the couple as Jessica grew up in Sweden.
They spent their honeymoon in the Caribbean and the relationship is going well.
Jessica Olsson Baby
Between them, they have 3 children; 1 girl and 2 boys. They welcomed their first child. a daughter named Malaika in July 2013. The next was Max who was born on the 24th of March 2015 and finally, Morris, the youngest child was born on the 11th of November 2016.
Jessica OlssonHusband
Her husband, Dirk Nowitzki, is the famous German professional basketball player who plays for the Dallas Mavericks. He was born on the 19th day of June 1978 in Würzburg, Germany.
Dirk is one of only seven players to have played at least 20 seasons in the NBA. Dirk has been with the club since being traded from the Milwaukee Bucks to the Mavericks in 1998.
He is considered one of the greatest power forwards of all time. As you would expect from a basketball player, Dirk is currently 7 feet tall. At first he played handball, but was tired of being called a child monster. Later he switched to basketball and the rest, they say, is history. Today, he is the Mavericks’ all-time leading scorer, 12-time All-NBA team member, 2011 NBA champion, 13-time All-Star Player, 2007 NBA MVP, 2011 NBA Finals and 2-time FIBA Europe Player of the Year.
He founded the Dirk Nowitzki Foundation, a charity that fights poverty in Africa.
Dirk comes from a family of athletes and sports personalities; her father, Jörg-Werner, was a handball player who represented Germany at the highest level and her mother, Helga Nowitzki (née Bredenbröcker), was a professional basketball player. Her older sister, Silke Nowitzki, was a local track and field champion. She then became a basketball player and currently works for the NBA on international television.
Her older sister, Silke, always said how proud she was of her deadpan, spoiled persona, even though she was one of the best players in the NBA.
His net worth is $120 million with an annual income of $22.7 million.
Jessica Olsson Parents
Jessica Olsson was born to a Swedish father and a Kenyan mother. She has male siblings who are twins; Marcus and Martin, they are also well-known football players.
Brothers
His brothers Marcus and Martin are twins and both are professional footballers. They both play left-back positions for their respective clubs. They were born on the 17th day of May 1988 in Gävle Sweden.
Marcus Jonas Munuhe Olsson is a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Derby County as a midfielder and occasionally as a left-back. He wears shirt number 29, his twin brother Martin Tony Waikwa Olsson is also a Swedish professional footballer who plays for Swansea City and he plays on the left for his team. He wears shirt number 16 for his club. NBA star Dirk Nowitzki is the husband of their older sister Jessica Olsson.
Jessica Olsson Family
Jessica is the first of her three parents, she has brothers (twins) and although they are Swedish by nationality, they are not afraid of their mother’s Kenyan origin and nationality.
Jessica Olsson – Height
She is a perfect fit for her husband Dirk, she is a perfect height but her husband is 7ft tall. Looking at the couple, it’s not really obvious because she’s so tall.