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Erland Johnsen
Norwegian footballer

Erland Johnsen

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Norwegian footballer
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Gender
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Place of birth
Moss, Norway
Age
57 years
Sports Teams
Moss FK
Chelsea F.C.
Rosenborg BK
FC Bayern Munich
Strømsgodset IF
Norway national under-17 football team
Norway national under-19 football team
Norway national under-21 football team
Norway national football team
Ekholt Ballklubb
Strømsgodset Toppfotball
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Biography

Erland Johnsen (born 5 April 1967 in Fredrikstad) is a Norwegian former professional footballer and current manager.

He played mainly as a centre back from 1983 until 1999, notably in the Premier League for Chelsea and in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich. He also played for Moss, Rosenborg and Strømsgodset and earned 24 caps for Norway. He moved into management in 1999 with Strømsgodset and later with Moss, Follo, Lillestrøm and Strømmen.

Club career

His playing career began in Moss, and he later joined Bayern Munich as a professional. During his two seasons at the club he was involved in two championships in 1989 and 1990.

In December 1989, he transferred to English team Chelsea, where he played for eight seasons and was voted player of the year for the club in 1995. He scored his only goal for the club against Southampton in April 1994. Whilst at Chelsea he played in the 1994 FA Cup Final. Chelsea won the 1996–97 FA Cup; in the fifth round against Leicester City FC at Stamford Bridge, Johnsen went down in the penalty area in the final minutes of extra time and referee Mike Reed awarded a penalty to Chelsea. The penalty was converted by Frank Leboeuf and secured a 1-0 win for Chelsea. It was considered by The Guardian's Scott Murray as one of the six worst referee decisions ever.. Johnsen was left out of the squad for the final but played in the semi-final against Wimbledon. Shortly after this he returned to his native Norway where he played for Rosenborg and finally Strømsgodset before retiring in June 1999.

International career

Johnsen was a central defender who was capped 19 times for the Norwegian national team, participating in the 1994 World Cup. He also won five caps during Norway's unsuccessful qualification campaign for 1988 Olympics, although these are not recognized as full internationals by FIFA. He made 16 under-21 appearances for Norway. Perhaps the most famous moment in Johnsen's career came on 15 November 1989, during a match between Norway and Scotland, at Hampden Park, where he scored a goal from the middle of the pitch. The goal went around the world, even making CNN's "Play of the Day". It also caught the interest of Chelsea who purchased Johnsen later that same year. Legendary Scottish goalkeeper Jim Leighton said about the shot twenty years later: "I'm never allowed to forget about it in Scotland, it is the furthest I've ever lost a goal from." Johnsen reconstructed the goal together with Leighton in 2009 on the Norwegian sports entertainment show Golden Goal.

Managerial career

Johnsen remained with Strømsgodset as an assistant coach for the next three years after he retired as a footballer. Later he had spells with Moss (2002–2003) and Follo (2003–2006). He also worked for Lillestrøm as a player developer.

After Tom Nordlie resigned on 29 May 2008, Johnsen stepped in as caretaker, together with former Chelsea teammate Frode Grodås.

In January 2012, he agreed to coach Strømmen

Honours

Statistics

Club

SeasonClubDivisionLeagueCupOtherContinentalTotal
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
NorwayLeagueNorwegian CupPlayoffsEuropeTotal
1983Moss1. Divisjon000000
19840000200020
19852212(?)0(?)10251
19862. Divisjon22(?)1(?)2(?)1(?)242
19871. Divisjon2203(?)1251
19881103(?)100141
GermanyLeagueDFB-PokalSupercupEuropeTotal
1988–89Bayern MunichBundesliga1301051191
1989–9080000020100
EnglandLeagueFA CupLeague CupEuropeTotal
1989–90ChelseaFirst Division1803000250
1990–9160100070
1991–9270000070
1992–93Premier League1300000130
1993–942818010371
1994–95330203080460
1995–962202020260
1996–971803010220
NorwayLeagueNorwegian CupEuropeTotal
1997RosenborgTippeligaen60100060
199860000070
1998Strømsgodset700030100
1999400040
TotalNorway100211330301175
Germany210100071291
England145119070801831
Career total26633131001813297

International

Norway national team
YearAppsGoals
198740
198860
198941
199041
199100
199200
199300
199430
199530
Total242

International goals

#DateVenueOpponentScoreResultCompetition
1.15 November 1989Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland Scotland1–11–11990 World Cup qualifier
2.27 March 1990Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland Northern Ireland2–32–3Friendly
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