 Nilsen in 2018 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | (1964-04-06)6 April 1964 (age 61) | ||
| Place of birth | Fjell, Norway | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| –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 Norwegianfootball coach who last managed07 Vestur.
Nilsen is fromSotra inFjell Municipality. He played forStord 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 againstOs TF. He played forSogndal from 1989 to 1990,[1]Nest-Sotra from 1991 to 1994 andVolda from 1995 where he also coached. In 1999, he was coach of theØrsta IL. From 2008, he was assistant coach forIL Hødd, under Einar Magne Skeide. Nilsen was promoted to head coach ahead of the 2010 season and led the team to victory in the2012 Norwegian Football Cup, in a season where the team was in thesecond tier and barely saved from relegation. He resigned from his position in November 2013.[2]
After Nilsen took over as head coach ofSK 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 inTippeligaen, 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 withAalesunds FK, Nilsen was hired byFaroe Islands Premier League side07 Vestur following the departure ofMichael Schjønberg.
Nilsen is the brother of former Vålerenga player, Nest-Sotra and Brann II coach Helge Nilsen, and the father of footballerSivert Heltne Nilsen who also played in Hødd under his father's management, but as in 2013 went on to play forVålerenga. In 2015, he went toSK Brann, again under his father's management.[4]
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