He played for SK Brann, after joining from local rivals Fyllingen Fotball after the latter club's relegation from the Norwegian Premier League in the 1993 season.
[3] He sent Brann to the cup final in 1999 with a goal in extra time in the semi-finals against Molde FK.
With his few comments in the media, Ludvigsen presented many surprising transfers, many at the end of the transfer-window.
Some of the players Ludvigsen is credited to have contracted are Thorstein Helstad, Bengt Sæternes, Paul Scharner, Eirik Bakke, Seyi Olofinjana and Martin Andresen.
Ludvigsen worked as a football agent,[8] but returned to SK Brann as a scout from the 2018 season.