Jessica Olsson is the Swedish wife of Dirk Nowitzki, a German professional basketball player.
She is a well-known artist that works at the Dallas Art Gallery.
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Jessica Olsson Biography
Jessica Olsson was born on June 19, 1981, in the Swedish town of Gavle.
The artist mother is from Kenya, while her father is from Sweden.
She is of a mixed ethnicity because of the different ethnicities of her parents.
Jessica Olsson grew up in Gavle with her twin younger brothers, Marcus and Martin Olsson who are both Sweden footballers.
Marcus and Martin were born on May 17, 1988.
Their parents urged them to follow their dreams as they grew up.
While Marcus and Martin spent their days on the football field, she developed a strong passion for art.
Her educational history and intellectual qualifications are largely unknown.
She rose to the limelight after marrying Dirk Nowitzki, a well-known German professional basketball player.
The two first met in February 2010 at a SEED project charity event. On July 20, 2012, they married at Nowitzki’s home in Dallas.
Jessica Olsson and her husband have three children together in their marriage.
They have two sons, Max Nowitzki who is 7-year-old and his brother Morris Nowitzki, 6-year-old and also the eldest daughter, Malaika Nowitzki who is already 9-year-old.
She formerly worked at the Dallas Art Gallery.
She is currently employed as an associate director at the Goss-Michael Foundation, and she and her family live in Dallas.
Jessica Olsson is a tall woman, at 5 feet 9 inches tall (1.75 m).
She weighs about 58 kg.
Dirk Nowitzki Wife
Jessica Olsson is the wife of Dirk Werner Nowitzki. Her husband was born on June 19, 1978.
He is a former professional basketball player from Germany who now works as a special advisor for the NBA’s Dallas Mavericks (NBA).
He is widely considered as one of the best power forwards of all time, standing at 2.13 m tall.
Dirk was named to the NBA 75th Anniversary Team in 2021.
Nowitzki is a former member of the DJK Würzburg basketball club.
He was selected ninth overall in the 1998 NBA draft and later signed for the Dallas Mavericks.
The Mavericks made 15 NBA playoff appearances under Nowitzki’s leadership from (2001–to 2012; 2014–to 2016).
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And also includes the franchise’s first Finals trip in 2006 and its only NBA championship in 2011.
He received an iconic award as the NBA Most Valuable Player in 2007.
Nowitzki is recognized for his scoring skill, versatility, accurate outside shooting, and brand fadeaway jump shot.
He is the only player in NBA history to have spent 21 seasons with the same team.
Nowitzki holds the record for the most points scored by a foreign-born player in NBA history.
He is the first Maverick to be named to an All-NBA Team and owns multiple team records with the Mavericks.
Following his retirement, Dirk Nowitzki was ranked sixth on the all-time scoring list in the National Basketball Association.
Nowitzki secured a bronze medal with German national basketball team in the 2002 FIBA World Championship.
Jessica Olsson Family
Jessica Olsson and Nowitzki started their family together many years ago.
In July 2013, the couple welcomed their first child, a daughter called Malaika.
They had their second child, a son called Max, two years later.
After that, in 2016, they welcomed their third child, a son called Morris.
The couple is raising their children in the United States.
However, they frequently travel to their home countries like Kenya and Germany during holidays.
During the NBA’s off-season, the family may be seen traveling all over the world.
The children are already known by the public because of their father’s personality.
Jessica Career
Jessica’ sweetheart, Dirk has been performing in Dallas for over two decades, and Jessica’s art gallery is also in Dallas, so the family is based there.
When she married Nowitzki, Olsson worked as the associate director at the Goss-Michael Foundation art gallery.
It’s unknown whether she’s still a member of the band.
She regularly participates in a variety of charity and fundraising events.
Irrespective of her job she still gives her children her full attention even to her husband.
She has been active in every area both at home and in business.
Jessica is a role model to so many young entrepreneurs.
Jessica Olsson Net Worth
Jessica Olsson has a sizable net worth as the director of her Dallas art gallery, which is estimated to be worth over $1 million.
However, she is also a co-owner of her husband’s businesses
And she has been contributing to the growth of the business.
Even at the expense of her convenience, she has been her husband’s backbone in their business.
Jessica has proven to be a strong woman in how she handles everything with ease.
Considering her husband’s net worth and salary.
He has a net worth of $150 million and earns an average of $22.7 million per year.
Jessica Olsson husband, Dirk Nowitzki has made a staggering $250 million from his NBA salary with the Dallas Mavericks, but he also makes money from endorsement deals, notably with Nike.
