Kenneth Widemann Karlsen (born 29 June 1973) is a retired Norwegian footballer and football executive. He made his debut for

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in 1992 and retired in late summer 2006. His only time away from Strømsgodset was a 2000 loan at Widzew Łódź in what was the Norwegian post-season. Near the very end of the 2006 season he came out of retirement to help Mjøndalen IF climb the league tier, making his debut in an 11–0 thrashing of

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and securing a playoff to the 2. divisjon, which they won. Karlsen continued featuring for Mjøndalen until 2010, also making a brief comeback for fifth-tier

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in 2013. Karlsen worked in Buskerud District of Football, but became more tied to Mjøndalen in 2009 as playing assistant manager. From 2010 he was hired as their managing director. His time was crowned with promotion to the

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as well as promotion and survival of the

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsen, Kenneth 1973 births Living people Footballers from Drammen Norwegian men's footballers Strømsgodset Toppfotball players Mjøndalen IF Fotball players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Widzew Łódź players Ekstraklasa players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Poland Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Poland Norwegian sports executives and administrators Men's association football defenders Mjøndalen IF Fotball non-playing staff