▁part ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁FIFA ▁World ▁Cup ▁squad , ▁but ▁did ▁not ▁play ▁any ▁matches ▁in ▁the ▁tournament . ▁He ▁played ▁his ▁last ▁match ▁for ▁Norway ▁against ▁Sweden ▁on ▁ 4 ▁February ▁ 2 0 0 0 . ▁N ils en ▁was ▁c apped ▁a ▁total ▁of ▁ 3 2 ▁times , ▁and ▁scored ▁three ▁goals . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁career ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁he ▁retired ▁and ▁took ▁over ▁as ▁head ▁coach ▁for ▁St av anger ▁IF , ▁gu iding ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁promotion ▁to ▁the ▁second ▁division . ▁At ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁season , ▁N ils en ▁left ▁the ▁club ▁to ▁take ▁up ▁the ▁assistant ▁coach ▁position ▁at ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁top - fl ight ▁side ▁Vik ing . ▁After ▁manager ▁U we ▁R ös ler ▁left ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁he ▁was ▁briefly ▁care t aker ▁manager . ▁He ▁was ▁down s ized ▁from ▁his ▁assistant ▁job ▁after ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁season . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 4 , ▁he ▁succeeded ▁O dd - Kar l ▁St ang nes ▁as ▁manager ▁of ▁IF ▁Fl ø ya ' s ▁women ' s ▁team , ▁combined ▁with ▁a ▁teaching ▁job ▁at ▁the ▁Norwegian ▁College ▁of ▁El ite ▁Sports ▁in ▁T rom s ø . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁N ils en ▁was ▁s ack ed ▁from ▁his ▁role ▁man aging ▁FK ▁Vid ar ▁with ▁the ▁club ▁ 2 nd ▁bottom ▁in ▁the ▁ 2