Bjørn Johansen (footballer)

Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen (born 7 September 1969) is a former Norwegian footballer, who played as a midfielder for Tromsø IL for most of his career. He is currently a manager.

Bjørn Johansen
Personal information
Full name Bjørn Johansen
Date of birth (1969-09-07) 7 September 1969
Place of birth Tromsø, Norway
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Central midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Norway U16–U17 (manager)
Youth career
Tromsø
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1992 Tromsø 107 (13)
1993–1994 Viking 37 (3)
1995–1999 Tromsø 119 (18)
2000–2001 Helsingborg 41 (5)
2002–2005 Tromsø 100 (10)
International career
1985 Norway U15 5 (0)
1986 Norway U16 2 (0)
1988 Norway U18 2 (1)
1987 Norway U19 1 (0)
1989 Norway U20 6 (1)
1988–1991 Norway U21 15 (0)
Managerial career
2011–2017 Finnsnes
2018 Fredrikstad (assistant)
2019–2022 Fredrikstad
2022– Norway U16–U17
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Club career

Johansen got his debut in 1987, and played for Tromsø until 1992.[1] He moved to Viking in 1993, and stayed there for two seasons. In 1995, Johansen was back at Tromsø, and stayed with the club until 1999, and won the Norwegian Cup with Tromsø in 1996.[2]

Johansen played for the Swedish team Helsingborgs IF between 2000 and 2001, and played for the club in the Champions League, before he again returned to Tromsø, when the club played in the First Division in 2002.[3] and helped the club return to the Norwegian Premier League.

Johansen played for Tromsø between 1989 and 2005, with the exception of his 4 seasons and with his 326 league-games for Tromsø he is the player with the most matches for the club.[4] Johansen also participated in four of Tromsø campaigns in European Cups.

International career

Johansen played international matches for various Norwegian youth international teams, and played for the under-20 team in the 1989 FIFA World Youth Championship.[5] Johansen played 15 matches for Norway U21, but he was never capped for the senior team.[6]

Coaching career

On 19 November 2010, the Third Division side Finnsnes announced that they had hired as head coach from the 2011-season onwards.[7] The club won promotion to the Second Division in Johansen's first season as head coach.

Johansen was the manager of Fredrikstad FK[8] and secured promotion to the 2021 1. divisjon. He was sacked during the 2022 season.[9] He was hired by the Football Association of Norway as head coach of the Norway U16 national team.[10]

Personal life

Johansen got his nickname Bummen by his brother when he was a child.

After Johansen's retirement in 2005, he has worked as a sports commentator for the Norwegian TV 2.

References
  1. "Bjørn Johansen complete profile". playerhistory.com. Archived from the original on February 21, 2014. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  2. Hanssen, Kine (26 September 2012). "96-heltene tror på ny cupfinale" (in Norwegian). iTromso.no. Archived from the original on 21 February 2014. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  3. Hansen, Anders Mo (19 January 2002). "Den siste kontrakten" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  4. "Adelskalender" (in Norwegian). Tromsø IL. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  5. "Norway squad, 1989 FIFA U-20 World Cup". FIFA. Archived from the original on November 23, 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  6. Bjørn Johansen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  7. Kristensen, Jøran (19 November 2010). ""Bummen" skal gjøre FIL ledende i Midt-Troms" (in Norwegian). Folkebladet. Archived from the original on 25 November 2010. Retrieved 20 October 2012.
  8. Profile at Fredrikstad FK Archived 2019-11-06 at the Wayback Machine, fredrikstadfk.no
  9. Hansen, Ole Henrik (12 September 2022). "Bjørn Johansen ferdig i Fredrikstad" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
  10. "Nye trenere på aldersbestemte landslag". Nettavisen (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 15 November 2022. Retrieved 3 September 2022.
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