Christian Johnsen

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Christian Johnsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-06-10) 10 June 1977 (age 46)
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) forward
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
–1997 Faaberg
1998–2000 Moss 43 (8)
20002003 Raufoss 77 (41)
2004 Örebro 2 (0)
Managerial career
c.2006 Stabæk (youth)
20102011 Fram (developer/assistant)
20172022 Raufoss
2023– Aalesund
*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. Stabilizing Raufoss in the 1. divisjon, he resigned after the 2022 season.

In 2023 he was appointed as the new head coach of Aalesunds FK following the departure of Lars Arne Nilsen.

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References

  1. "Fotball: Eliteserielagenes spillerstaller" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 30 March 1998.
  2. Christian Johnsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. "Toppscorere i 1. divisjon fotball" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 November 2003.
  4. "Johnsen klar for Örebro" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 December 2003.
  5. Olsen, Sindre J. (15 October 2004). "Kunstgress ødela fotball-karrièren". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  6. 1 2 3 Befring, Knut (8 December 2016). "Blir sjef i klubben i sitt hjerte". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). pp. 30–31.
  7. "De etablerte må ta ansvar". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 16 September 2006. p. 21.
  8. Østlands-Posten (in Norwegian). 28 September 2010. p. 13.{{cite news}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)