Steinar Nilsen
Norwegian football coach (born 1972) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Steinar Nilsen (born 1 May 1972) is a Norwegian football coach who has been in charge of Tromsø and Brann in the Norwegian Premier League.
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Full name | Steinar Nilsen | ||
Date of birth | (1972-05-01) 1 May 1972 (age 52) | ||
Place of birth | Tromsø, Norway | ||
Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
Position(s) | Defender | ||
Youth career | |||
Kvaløysletta | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1989–1997 | Tromsø | 112 | (10) |
1997–1998 | A.C. Milan | 5 | (1) |
1998–2002 | S.S.C. Napoli | 53 | (1) |
2002–2004 | Tromsø | 60 | (2) |
International career | |||
1992–1993 | Norway U21 | 9 | (0) |
1997–1998 | Norway | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
2005 | Tromsø | ||
2006–2008 | Tromsø | ||
2009–2010 | Brann | ||
2013–2015 | Tromsø | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
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As a player, he played as a central defender at Tromsø and also had a notable stay in Italy's Serie A and Serie B, before retiring in 2004. He won two caps for Norway.
He is the brother of Roger Nilsen.