Christian Johnsen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 10 June 1977 | ||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
Position(s) | forward | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
–1997 | Faaberg | ||
1998–2000 | Moss | 43 | (8) |
2000–2003 | Raufoss | 77 | (41) |
2004 | Örebro | 2 | (0) |
Managerial career | |||
c.2006 | Stabæk (youth) | ||
2010–2011 | Fram (developer/assistant) | ||
2017– | Raufoss | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Christian Johnsen (born 10 June 1977) is a retired Norwegian football striker and current manager.
Joining Moss FK from Faaberg IL ahead of the 1998 season,[1] he played two and a half seasons for them in Eliteserien and then three and a half seasons in Raufoss IL.[2] After finishing second top goalscorer in the 2003 1. divisjon with 17 goals, he transferred to Örebro SK of Allsvenskan.[3][4] After one season he had to retire following career-ruining injuries, and blamed ÖSK's artificial turf.[5]
Johnsen enrolled at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[6] He also started a career in coaching, first for a Stabæk boys' team,[7] later as player developer and assistant in Fram.[8] At the time he resided in Sandefjord and worked at the Norwegian School of Elite Sport.[6]
In 2017 he became head coach of Raufoss.[6] He soon steered the team to promotion from the 2018 2. divisjon.
References
- ^ "Fotball: Eliteserielagenes spillerstaller" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 30 March 1998.
- ^ Christian Johnsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
- ^ "Toppscorere i 1. divisjon fotball" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 November 2003.
- ^ "Johnsen klar for Örebro" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 December 2003.
- ^ Olsen, Sindre J. (15 October 2004). "Kunstgress ødela fotball-karrièren". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
- ^ a b c Befring, Knut (8 December 2016). "Blir sjef i klubben i sitt hjerte". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). pp. 30–31.
- ^ "De etablerte må ta ansvar". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 16 September 2006. p. 21.
- ^ Østlands-Posten (in Norwegian). 28 September 2010. p. 13.
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- 1980 births
- Living people
- People from Lillehammer
- Norwegian footballers
- Moss FK players
- Raufoss IL players
- Örebro SK players
- Eliteserien players
- 1. divisjon players
- Allsvenskan players
- Association football forwards
- Norwegian expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in Sweden
- Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden
- Norwegian football managers