Morten Karlsen (born 25 March 1979) is a Danish former professional football defender and manager.
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. After a relegation to the 2025-26 Danish 1st Division and a bad start on the new season, Karlsen was fired on 2 September 2025.Morten Karlsen stopper som cheftræner i Lyngby, lyngby-boldklub.dk, 2 September 2025
Managerial statistics
+ Managerial record by team and tenureTeamNatFromToRecordHB Køge28 May 20181 December 2019Orange County SC1 May 202324 June 2024Lyngby Boldklub1 July 2024PresentTotal—
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