Roger Nilsen

Roger Nilsen

Roger Nilsen during a show game against Liverpool in
Personal information
Date of birth	August 8, 1969 (1969-08-08)
Place of birth	Tromsø, Norway
Playing position	Defense
Youth career
	Kvaløysletta IL
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1987–1988	Tromsø	3	(0)
1989–1993	Viking	90	(11)
1993	→ 1. FC Köln (loan)	10	(0)
1993–1999	Sheffield United	166	(0)
1999	Tottenham Hotspur	3	(0)
1999–2000	Grazer AK	13	(0)
2000–2001	Molde	20	(2)
2002–2003	Bryne	24	(0)
National team
1989–1992	Norway U21	19	(2)
1990–2000	Norway	32	(3)
Teams managed
2006	Stavanger IF
2007–	Viking (assistant)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals).

Roger Nilsen (born August 8, 1969 in Tromsø) is a Norwegian football coach and former defender. He played 32 matches and scored 3 goals for Norway, and was a part of the 1994 FIFA World Cup squad.

His career began in Tromsø, and he moved on to Viking where he became league champion in 1991. He was loaned to 1. FC Köln, and soon got a permanent move to Sheffield United in England. Nilsen is best remembered for his period there. Later he had unsuccessful spells with Tottenham Hotspur and Grazer AK before he returned home to play for Molde and Bryne. He left Bryne in 2003, but continued his career in the Norwegian third division with Stavanger IF.

In 2006, he retired and took over as manager for Stavanger IF, guiding the club to promotion to the second division. At the end of the season, Nilsen left the club to take up the Assistant Manager position at Viking in the Norwegian Premier League.

Roger Nilsen is the brother of football player and manager Steinar Nilsen.