Tore Nilsen (born 10 May 1960) is a retired Norwegian football defender.
Hailing from Dramsvegen in Tromsø, Soleng joined Tromsø IL as an eight-year old and after making his first-team debut in 1977 he became a stalwart in central defense.
He helped win the 1986 Norwegian Football Cup.
A one-club man, he amassed 384 games across all competitions, and also had a brother Bjørn Nilsen who played two games for Tromsø.
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