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{{short description|Danish footballer and manager (born 1979)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name      = Morten Karlsen
| image =<!-- Deleted image removed:  [[image:MortenKarlsen web.jpg|200px]] -->
| height = {{height|m=1.76}}
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|3|25|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Copenhagen]], Denmark
| currentclub = [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]] (Manager)
| clubnumber = 
| position = Midfielder
|  years1 =   –2002 
| years2 =  2002–2004 
| years3 =  2004–2010 
| years4 =  2010 
| years5 =  2011–2012
| years6 =  2012–2013
| years7 =  2013–2014
|  clubs1 =   [[Boldklubben 1893|B.93]] 
| clubs2 =  [[FC Zwolle|Zwolle]] 
| clubs3 =  [[FC Nordsjælland|Nordsjælland]] 
| clubs4 =  [[Randers FC|Randers]] 
| clubs5 =  [[Esbjerg fB]]
| clubs6 =  [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]]
| clubs7 =  [[HB Køge]]
| caps1 =     
| caps2 =  53  
| caps3 =  129  
| caps4 =  30  
| caps5 =  35  
| caps6 =  15
| caps7 =  39
| goals1 =  3
| goals2 =  2 
| goals3 =  0  
| goals4 =  0  
| goals5 =  0 
| goals6 =  0
| goals7 =  0
|managerclubs1 = [[FC Nordsjælland]] U19<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.fcn.dk/single-news/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2262&cHash=da035cfa6926177126d4e95443834ea2 |title=Morten Karlsen bliver ny U/19 cheftræner |accessdate=8 June 2014 |publisher=fcn.dk |language=Danish |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150221033633/http://www.fcn.dk/single-news/?tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=2262&cHash=da035cfa6926177126d4e95443834ea2 |archivedate=21 February 2015 }}</ref>
|manageryears1 = 2014–2018
|managerclubs2 = [[HB Køge]]
|manageryears2 = 2018–2019
|managerclubs3 = [[Aarhus Gymnastikforening|AGF]] (assistant)
|manageryears3 = 2020–2022
|managerclubs4 = [[Orange County SC]] (assistant)
|manageryears4 = 2023
|managerclubs5 = [[Orange County SC]]
|manageryears5 = 2023–2024
|managerclubs6 = [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]]
|manageryears6 = 2024–
| pcupdate = 
}}

'''Morten Karlsen''' (born 25 March 1979) is a former [[Denmark|Danish]] professional [[Football (soccer)|football]] defender and manager. Karlsen is the current manager for [[Lyngby Boldklub|Lyngby]] of the [[Danish Superliga]].

He previously played at [[FC Nordsjælland]], [[Randers FC]], [[FC Zwolle]], [[Boldklubben 1893|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 Boldklub|Lyngby]].<ref>{{cite web |title=ORANGE COUNTY SC AND LYNGBY BK AGREE TO TERMS AS HEAD COACH MORTEN KARLSEN HEADS TO DENMARK |url=https://www.orangecountysoccer.com/news/2024/06/25/orange-county-sc-and-lyngby-bk-agree-to-terms-as-head-coach-morten-karlsen-heads-to-denmark/ |website=OrangeCountySoccer.com |publisher=[[Orange County SC]] |access-date=25 June 2024}}</ref>

==Managerial statistics==
{{updated|match played 24 May 2025}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"			
|+ Managerial record by team and tenure
|-
!rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Nat
!rowspan="2"|From
!rowspan="2"|To
!colspan="8"|Record	
!rowspan=2|{{abbr|Ref|Reference}}
|-	
!{{Tooltip|G|Games managed}}
!{{Tooltip|W|Games won}}
!{{Tooltip|D|Games drawn}}
!{{Tooltip|L|Games lost}}
!{{Tooltip|GF|Goals for}}
!{{Tooltip|GA|Goals against}}
!{{Tooltip|GD|Goal difference}}
!{{Tooltip|Win %|Winning percentage}}	
|-
|align=left|[[HB Køge]]
|{{Flagicon|Denmark}}
|align=left|28 May 2018
|align=left|1 December 2019
{{WDL|58|22|16|20|for=95|against=83|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/denmark/hb-koge/13298/|title=HB Køge: Matches|website=Soccerway|publisher=DAZN Group|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Orange County SC]]
|{{Flagicon|USA}}
|align=left|1 May 2023
|align=left|24 June 2024
{{WDL|43|22|6|15|for=57|against=49|diff=yes}}
|<ref>{{cite web|url=https://uk.soccerway.com/teams/united-states/los-angeles-blues-sc/18413/|title=Orange County SC: Matches|website=Soccerway|publisher=DAZN Group|access-date=8 February 2024}}</ref>
|-
|align=left|[[Lyngby Boldklub]]
|{{Flagicon|Denmark}}
|align=left|1 July 2024
|align=left|''Present''
{{WDL|33|5|12|16|for=27|against=47|diff=yes}}
|
|-
!colspan="4"|Total
{{WDLtot|134|49|34|51|for=179|against=179|diff=yes}}	
!—			
|}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*{{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100115154807/http://fcn.wpsnet.hu/list_player.php?stats=1&personid=22 |date=dmy |title=FC Nordsjælland profile }}
*{{DBU player|4226}}
*{{drdkstat|117217|archive=20070827201557}}

{{Lyngby BK squad}}
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{{Orange County SC managers}}
{{Lyngby BK managers}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Karlsen, Morten}}
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