Morten Karlsen

Morten Karlsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1979-03-25) 25 March 1979 (age 45)
Place of birth Copenhagen, Denmark
Height 1.76 m (5 ft 9+12 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
Lyngby (Manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–2002 B.93 (3)
2002–2004 Zwolle 53 (2)
2004–2010 Nordsjælland 129 (0)
2010 Randers 30 (0)
2011–2012 Esbjerg fB 35 (0)
2012–2013 Lyngby 15 (0)
2013–2014 HB Køge 39 (0)
Managerial career
2014–2018 FC Nordsjælland U19[1]
2018–2019 HB Køge
2020–2022 AGF (assistant)
2023 Orange County SC (assistant)
2023–2024 Orange County SC
2024– Lyngby
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Morten Karlsen (born 25 March 1979) is a former Danish professional football defender and manager. Karlsen is the current manager for Lyngby of the Danish Superliga.

He previously played at FC Nordsjælland, Randers FC, FC Zwolle, B.93, Esbjerg fB and Lyngby BK before ending has career at HB Køge.

In June 2024, Karlsen left Orange County to return to Denmark, taking over as manager at Lyngby.[2]

  1. ^ "Morten Karlsen bliver ny U/19 cheftræner" (in Danish). fcn.dk. Archived from the original on 21 February 2015. Retrieved 8 June 2014.
  2. ^ "ORANGE COUNTY SC AND LYNGBY BK AGREE TO TERMS AS HEAD COACH MORTEN KARLSEN HEADS TO DENMARK". OrangeCountySoccer.com. Orange County SC. Retrieved 25 June 2024.