Harry Boye Karlsen
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Harry Boye Karlsen was a Norwegian international footballer. He was born in Horten
, and played 58 games for Norway
, scoring four goals in the period from 1946 to 1956. Karlsen primarily played as a defender, and was used as a free kick and penalty executor.
During World War II
Karlsen played for several British teams. After the war he joined Lyn and won the Norwegian cup with them in 1945 and the Norwegian Premier League in 1952/53 and 1954/55 he won the Norwegian. He won the league again in 1955/56 after his transfer to Larvik Turn. Karlsen also played for Ørn Horten.
Horten
is a town and municipality in Vestfold county, Norway—located along the Oslofjord. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Horten. The municipality also includes the villages of Borre, Åsgårdstrand, Skoppum, and Nykirke....
, and played 58 games for Norway
Norway national football team
The Norway national football team represents Norway in association football and is controlled by the Football Association of Norway, the governing body for football in Norway. Norway's home ground is Ullevaal Stadion in Oslo and their head coach is Egil Olsen...
, scoring four goals in the period from 1946 to 1956. Karlsen primarily played as a defender, and was used as a free kick and penalty executor.
During World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
Karlsen played for several British teams. After the war he joined Lyn and won the Norwegian cup with them in 1945 and the Norwegian Premier League in 1952/53 and 1954/55 he won the Norwegian. He won the league again in 1955/56 after his transfer to Larvik Turn. Karlsen also played for Ørn Horten.