Geir Karlsen (footballer)

Geir Karlsen

Personal information
Full name	Geir Sigurd Karlsen
Date of birth	(1948-09-18)18 September 1948
Place of birth	Skien, Norway
Date of death	26 July 2024(2024-07-26) (aged 75)
Height	1.92 m (6 ft 4 in)
Position(s)	Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1966–1969	Odd	63	(0)
1970–1973	Rosenborg	76	(0)
1973–1975	Dunfermline	55	(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 Sigurd Karlsen (18 September 1948 – 26 July 2024) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a goalkeeper.

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. In 1980, he returned to Odd after spells with Dunfermline Athletic and Vålerengen.

Karlsen retired as a player in 1984. He died from cancer on 26 July 2024, at the age of 75.