Lars Arne Nilsen (born 6 April 1964) is a Norwegian football coach who last managed 07 Vestur.

He played for Stord Sunnhordland FK as a young player and was the club's top scorer in 1988, the year he scored the 1–0 goal in the promotion battle to the top division against Os TF.

Nilsen was promoted to head coach ahead 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 tier and barely saved from relegation.

[2] After Nilsen took over as head coach of SK Brann in 2015, he led the team to 2nd place and direct promotion from 1. divisjon.

After a 3 year spell with Aalesunds FK, Nilsen was hired by Faroe Islands Premier League side 07 Vestur following the departure of Michael Schjønberg.