Geir Sigurd Karlsen (born 18 September 1948) is a retired Norwegian football goalkeeper.[2][3]
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Geir Sigurd Karlsen | ||
Date of birth | (1948-09-18) 18 September 1948 (age 73) | ||
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 | |
1970–1973 | Rosenborg | 76 | |
1973–1975 | Dunfermline | 13 | |
1975–1979 | Vålerengen | 68 | |
1980–1983 | Odd | 75 | |
National team | |||
1966–1971 | Norway U21 | 13 | (0) |
1969–1977 | Norway | 32 | (0) |
Teams managed | |||
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.
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