Kenneth Karlsen
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Kenneth Widemann Karlsen | ||
| Date of birth | 29 June 1973 | ||
| Place of birth | Norway | ||
| Height | 1.89 m (6 ft 2+1⁄2 in)[1] | ||
| Position(s) | defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1992–2006 | Strømsgodset | ||
| 2000 | → Widzew Łódź (loan) | ||
| 2006–2010 | Mjøndalen | ||
| 2013 | Åssiden | ||
| Managerial career | |||
| 2009 | Mjøndalen (assistant coach) | ||
| 2010–2020 | Mjøndalen (managing director) | ||
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2018 | |||
Kenneth Widemann Karlsen (born 29 June 1973) is a retired Norwegian footballer and football executive.
He made his debut for Strømsgodset in 1992 and retired in late summer 2006.[2] His only time away from Strømsgodset was a 2000 loan at Widzew Łódź in what was the Norwegian post-season.[3] Near the very end of the 2006 season he came out of retirement to help Mjøndalen IF climb the league tier, making his debut in an 11–0 thrashing of Hønefoss SK and securing a playoff to the 2. divisjon,[2] which they won.
Karlsen continued featuring for Mjøndalen until 2010, also making a brief comeback for fifth-tier Åssiden IF in 2013.[4] Karlsen worked in Buskerud District of Football, but became more tied to Mjøndalen in 2009 as playing assistant manager. From 2010 he was hired as their managing director.[5] His time was crowned with promotion to the 2015 Eliteserien as well as promotion and survival of the 2019 Eliteserien.
References
- ^ MIF.no
- ^ a b "Tar MIF bort fra bakgår'n". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 1 October 2006. p. 14.
- ^ "Widzew Lodz vil kjøpe Strømsgodset-spillere" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 6 November 2000.
- ^ Kenneth Karlsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Blir brun på heltid". Drammens Tidende (in Norwegian). 17 September 2009. p. 4.
- 1973 births
- Living people
- People from Drammen
- Norwegian footballers
- Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
- Mjøndalen IF players
- Eliteserien players
- 1. divisjon players
- Widzew Łódź players
- Ekstraklasa players
- Norwegian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Poland
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
- Norwegian sports executives and administrators
- Association football defenders
- Mjøndalen IF non-playing staff