Club Career
His career began in Tromsø, and he moved on to Viking where he became won the Norwegian Premier League in 1991. He was loaned to 1. FC Köln, and soon got a permanent move to Sheffield United in England. Nilsen is best remembered for his period there. Later he had unsuccessful spells with Tottenham Hotspur and Grazer AK before he returned home to play for Molde and Bryne. He left Bryne in 2003, but continued his career in the Norwegian third division with Stavanger IF.
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