Kenneth Widemann Karlsen (born 29 June 1973) is a Norwegian
football
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executive,
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and former
player
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. He is currently in charge of
Åssiden
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Åssiden was a part of Lier, Norway, Lier municipality until 1951, when it became part of Drammen municipality. Åssiden is located on the western side of ...
.
He made his debut for
Strømsgodset
Strømsgodset is a former municipality in Vestfold county (from 1964 Buskerud county) in Norway which is today a part of the city of Drammen.
History
Strømsgodset was originally a small rural annex to the city parish of Bragernes (Drammen). ...
in 1992 and retired in late summer 2006.
His only time away from Strømsgodset was a 2000 loan at
Widzew Łódź
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in what was the Norwegian off-season. After the spell at Widzew Łódź, Karlsen was on trial at
PAS Giannina
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in December 2000.
Near the very end of the 2006 season he came out of retirement to help
Mjøndalen IF
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climb the league tier, making his debut in an 11–0 thrashing of
Hønefoss SK and securing a
playoff to the 2. divisjon,
[ which they won. Karlsen continued featuring for Mjøndalen until 2010, also making a brief comeback for fifth-tier ]Åssiden IF
Åssiden Idrettsforening (nicknamed "Åssia") is a Norwegian sports club from Drammen, Buskerud. It has sections for association football and handball, and skiing, previously also bandy.
It was founded in 1937. Åssiden was initially a part of ...
in 2013. 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.2019 Eliteserien
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The season began on 30 March and was scheduled to end 30 November 2019, not includ ...
.
References
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1973 births
Living people
Footballers from Drammen
Norwegian men's footballers
Strømsgodset Toppfotball players
Widzew Łódź players
Mjøndalen IF Fotball players
Åssiden IF players
Eliteserien players
Norwegian First Division players
Ekstraklasa players
Norwegian expatriate men's footballers
Expatriate men's footballers in Poland
Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Poland
Norwegian sports executives and administrators
Men's association football defenders
Mjøndalen IF Fotball non-playing staff
Norwegian football managers