Lars Arne Nilsen

Lars Arne Nilsen (born 6 April 1964) is a Norwegian football coach who is head coach of SK Brann.
Nilsen is from Sotra in Fjell municipality. As young he played for Stord Sunnhordland FK and was the club's top scorer in 1988, the year he scored 1-0 in the promotion battle to 1st division against Os TF. He played for Sogndal IL from 1989 to 1990, Nest-Sotra Fotball from 1991 to 1994 and Volda from 1995 where he also coached. In 1999 he was coach of the Ørsta IL. From 2008, he was assistant coach for IL Hødd, under Einar Magne Skeide. Nilsen was promoted to head coach of the 2010 season and led the team to victory in the 2012 Norwegian Football Cup, in a season where the team was in the second highest division and barely saved from relegation. He resigned from his position in November 2013.
Nilsen is the brother of former Vålerenga player, Nest-Sotra Fotball and Brann II trainer Helge Nilsen, and the father of Sivert Heltne Nilsen who also played in Hødd under his father's management, but as in 2013 went to Vålerenga. In 2015 he went to SK Brann, again under his father's management.
After Nilsen took over SK Brann in 2015, he led the team to 2nd place and direct promotion from 1st Division. In 2016 he secured 2nd place in Tippeligaen, and was also chosen as the coach of the year in Tippeligaen.