Kent Karlsen

Not to be confused with Kenneth Karlsen, Kent Karlsson, or Kent Carlsson (disambiguation).

Kent Karlsen
Personal information
Full name Kent Ingar Karlsen
Date of birth (1973-02-17) 17 February 1973 (age 51)
Place of birth Norway
Position(s) defender
Youth career
Sørumsand
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1990–1994 Lillestrøm
1994 → HamKam (loan)
1995 HamKam
1996–2000 Vålerenga
1998 → Ikast (loan)
2000 → FK Haugesund (loan)
2000–2001 Luton Town 4 (0)
2002 Åsane
2003–2004 Tønsberg
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 27 May 2018

Kent Ingar Karlsen (born 17 February 1973) is a retired Norwegian footballer and football agent.

Hailing from Sørum, Karlsen joined regional giants Lillestrøm to play on the highest tier in Norway. In the latter half of 1998 he was loaned to HamKam, and the move was made permanent for HamKam's 1995 Tippeligaen campaign.[1][2] Ahead of the 1996 season he joined Vålerenga,[3] winning the 1997 Norwegian Football Cup Final.

In the latter half of 1998 he was loaned to Ikast FS in Denmark, managed by Norwegian Even Pellerud,[4] then to FK Haugesund from March to August 2000.[5] After the 2000 season concluded, Karlsen went to England and Luton Town F.C. He made his debut on 4 November 2000 against Bury, and played his last game on 5 May 2001 against Port Vale.[6] After a period without playing he signed for second-tier club Åsane in Bergen,[7] In 2003 he went on to FK Tønsberg,[8] retiring after the 2004 season and settling in a house in Eik. He started working as a player agent.[9]

References

  1. ^ "VG før avspark". VG (in Norwegian). 27 August 1994. p. 46.
  2. ^ "VG-lupen: Sparelaget". VG (in Norwegian). 5 April 1995.
  3. ^ VPN.no
  4. ^ "Kent Karlsen utleid til Ikast" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 24 July 1998.
  5. ^ "Klar for Haugesund" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 28 March 2000.
  6. ^ Soccerbase
  7. ^ "Kent Karlsen klar for Åsane". Bergens Tidende (in Norwegian). 6 January 2002. p. 18.
  8. ^ Fotball.no
  9. ^ "Bakmannen". Tønsbergs Blad (in Norwegian). 4 September 2010. pp. 2–4.