Geir Karlsen (footballer)

Geir Sigurd Karlsen (born 18 September 1948) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper.[2][3]

Geir Karlsen
Personal information
Full name Geir Sigurd Karlsen
Date of birth (1948-09-18) 18 September 1948
Place of birth Skien, Norway
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)[1]
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1966–1969 Odd 63 (0)
1970–1973 Rosenborg 76 (0)
1973–1975 Dunfermline 13 (0)
1975–1979 Vålerengen 68 (0)
1980–1983 Odd 75 (0)
International career
1966–1971 Norway U21 13 (0)
1969–1977 Norway 32 (0)
Managerial career
1984 Odd
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Geir Karlsen's first club was Skidar, a local club in Skien, Norway. He made his debut for Odd in 1966, and stayed there until he joined Rosenborg BK in 1970. He won one cap with Norway while playing for Odd, and was capped 32 times in total.[4] In 1980, he returned to Odd after spells with Dunfermline Athletic and Vålerengen.

He retired as a player in 1984.

References

  1. Myren, Thomas. "Null hull i 853 minutter: Geir Karlsen i 1972-73". rbkweb.no (in Norwegian). RBKweb. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
  2. fotball.no
  3. "Geir Karlsen". 26 February 2020.
  4. "Geir Karlsen". Archived from the original on 2010-07-26.
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