▁the ▁Bl ades ▁ 1 - 0 ▁up . ▁ ▁N ils en ' s ▁final ▁appearance ▁came ▁as ▁he ▁helped ▁keep ▁a ▁clean ▁sheet ▁in ▁a ▁ 3 - 0 ▁win ▁over ▁West ▁B rom ▁in ▁Feb ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁before ▁a ▁surprise ▁return ▁to ▁the ▁Premier ▁League ▁saw ▁him ▁transferred ▁to ▁Tot ten ham ▁Hot sp ur ▁on ▁a ▁free . ▁ ▁Later ▁career ▁After ▁making ▁just ▁three ▁appearances ▁at ▁Sp urs , ▁N ils en ▁had ▁a ▁brief ▁spell ▁at ▁Gra zer ▁A K ▁before ▁he ▁returned ▁home ▁to ▁play ▁for ▁Mol de ▁and ▁Bry ne . ▁He ▁left ▁Bry ne ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁but ▁continued ▁his ▁career ▁in ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁third ▁division ▁with ▁St av anger ▁IF . ▁ ▁International ▁career ▁N ils en ▁represented ▁Norway ▁at ▁youth ▁international ▁level ▁and ▁played ▁for ▁the ▁under - 2 0 ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 9 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Youth ▁Championship . ▁He ▁played ▁ 1 9 ▁matches ▁and ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁for ▁Norway ▁U 2 1 . ▁ ▁N ils en ▁made ▁his ▁debut ▁for ▁the ▁senior ▁team ▁in ▁the ▁friendly ▁match ▁against ▁Cam ero on ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁October ▁ 1 9 9 0 . ▁He ▁scored ▁his ▁first ▁goal ▁for ▁Norway ▁against ▁Sweden ▁on ▁ 2 6 ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁and ▁scored ▁two ▁goals ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 0 – 0 ▁win ▁against ▁San ▁Mar ino ▁two ▁weeks ▁later . ▁N ils en ▁was ▁a