Lars Arne Nilsen

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Lars Arne Nilsen
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Nilsen in 2018
Personal information
Date of birth (1964-04-06) 6 April 1964 (age 60)
Place of birth Fjell, Norway
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
0000–1998 Stord
1989–1990 Sogndal
1991–1994 Nest-Sotra
1995 Volda
Managerial career
Ørsta
Volda
2008–2009 Hødd (assistant)
2010–2013 Hødd
2015–2020 SK Brann
2020–2023 Aalesund
2023 07 Vestur
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars Arne Nilsen (born 6 April 1964) is a Norwegian football coach who last managed 07 Vestur.

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Career

Nilsen is from Sotra in Fjell municipality. He played for Stord Sunnhordland FK as a young player and was the club's top scorer in 1988, the year he scored the 1–0 goal in the promotion battle to the top division against Os TF. He played for Sogndal from 1989 to 1990, [1] Nest-Sotra from 1991 to 1994 and Volda from 1995 where he also coached. In 1999, he was coach of the Ørsta IL. From 2008, he was assistant coach for IL Hødd, under Einar Magne Skeide. Nilsen was promoted to head coach ahead of the 2010 season and led the team to victory in the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup, in a season where the team was in the second tier and barely saved from relegation. He resigned from his position in November 2013. [2]

After Nilsen took over as head coach of SK Brann in 2015, he led the team to 2nd place and direct promotion from 1. divisjon. In 2016, he secured 2nd place and silver medal in Brann's first season back in Tippeligaen, and was also chosen as the coach of the year in Tippeligaen. [3] After two years of poor results he was sacked in August 2020. After a 3 year spell with Aalesunds FK, Nilsen was hired by Faroe Islands Premier League side 07 Vestur following the departure of Michael Schjønberg.

Personal life

Nilsen is the brother of former Vålerenga player, Nest-Sotra and Brann II coach Helge Nilsen, and the father of footballer Sivert Heltne Nilsen who also played in Hødd under his father's management, but as in 2013 went on to play for Vålerenga. In 2015, he went to SK Brann, again under his father's management. [4]

Honours

Manager

Hødd

Individual

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References

  1. "Strilen fra Sotra som ble ny sjef på Stadion". Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 28 June 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  2. "Nilsen går av i Hødd" [Nilsen leaves Hødd]. Aftenposten (in Norwegian). Retrieved 4 December 2018.
  3. "Nilsen kåret til årets trener i eliteserien" [Nilsen voted manager of the year in Tippeligaen]. Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. Retrieved 6 November 2016.
  4. "Brann-treneren har hentet sønnen" [Brann head coach signs his son]. Bergensavisen (in Norwegian). 20 July 2015. Retrieved 4 December 2018.