Tor-Kristian Karlsen

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Tor-Kristian Karlsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1975-06-15) 15 June 1975 (age 44)
Place of birth Oslo, Norway
Teams managed
YearsTeam
1996–1998 Grasshopper Zürich (scout)
1998–2000 Watford (scout)
2000–2004 Bayer Leverkusen (scout)
2004–2007 Hannover 96 (chief scout)
2008–2009 Fredrikstad (sport director)
2010–2012 Zenit Saint Petersburg (scout)
2012–2013 AS Monaco (sport director)
2016–2017 Maccabi Haifa (sport director)
2017–2019 IK Start (sport director)

Tor-Kristian Karlsen (born 15 June 1975) is a Norwegian football scout and executive. [1] [2] [3] [4]

He was born in Askim and grew up in Tomter. [5] He worked as a scout for Grasshopper Club Zürich (1996-1998), Watford F.C. (1998-2000), Bayer 04 Leverkusen (2000-2004), Hannover 96 (2004-2006), and FC Zenit Saint Petersburg and as sporting director in the Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK. [6]

In addition to his scouting engagement, Karlsen worked as a freelancer for TV 2 (Norway), BBC Radio, FIFA Magazine, SportBild, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, The Independent, The Times and Four Four Two as a football expert and analyst.

In September 2008 Karlsen signed a four-year contract with the Norwegian club Fredrikstad FK as their sporting director, starting from 1 November, but left the club on 22 January 2009 due to a dispute with the Fredrikstad coach Anders Grönhagen. [7]

On 12 March 2012 it was announced that Karlsen was hired as the new sporting director of AS Monaco. [8] [9] 10 September 2012 the club announced the promotion of Karlsen to the job as Chief Executive Officer. [10]

On 11 May 2016 it was announced that Karlsen was appointed sporting director of the Israeli club Maccabi Haifa F. C. Karlsen parted company with the club as his contract expired 30 May 2017.

On 3 August 2017 it was announced that Karlsen was appointed sporting director of the Norwegian club IK Start, a position he held until 20 December 2019. [11]

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References

  1. ↑ Vik, Marius (7 February 2011). "Skal jakte verdens beste". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 29.
  2. ↑ Karlsen, Håvard; Stensland, Rune (4 August 2017). "- Mest meritterte sportssjefen i Skandinavia". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). p. 44.
  3. ↑ Sørensen, Ole G. (17 August 2017). "- Blir gjerne lenge i Start". Kristiansand Avis (in Norwegian). pp. 28–29.
  4. ↑ Baardsen, Joachim (1 March 2018). "Start blir ikke noen døgnflue". VG (in Norwegian). pp. 5–7.
  5. ↑ "Tor-Kristian Karlsen skal jobbe for russisk lag". Smaalenenes Avis (in Norwegian). 11 February 2011. p. 17.
  6. ↑ http://www.footballitaliano.co.uk/p6_66_5593_exclusive-interview-tor-kristian-karlsen.html
  7. ↑ FFK-direktøren trekker seg - TV2.no
  8. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-13.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  9. ↑ Tor-Kristian Karlsen blir ny sportsdirektør i Monaco - TV2.no
  10. ↑ AS Monaco FC : site officiel Archived 2013-01-18 at Archive.today
  11. ↑ AS, TV 2. "Karlsen gir seg i Start: - Vi gikk for høyt ut". TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 20 December 2019.
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