Erland Johnsen

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Erland Johnsen
Full name	Erland Johnsen
Date of birth	April 5, 1967 (1967-04-05) (age 41)
Place of birth	Moss, Norway
Height	6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
Playing position	Centre-back
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1983-1988 1988-1989 1989-1997 1997-1998 1998-1999	Moss Bayern München Chelsea Rosenborg Strømsgodset	- (-) 21 (0) 136 (1) - (-) 14 (0)
National team
1986-1988 1988-1995	Norway U-21 Norway	16 (0) 19 (2)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Erland Johnsen (born April 5, 1967 in Moss) is a Norwegian football coach and former player. He was a solid central defender who was capped 19 times for the Norwegian national team, participating in the 1994 FIFA World Cup. He also won 5 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.

His playing career began in Moss, and he later joined Bayern München as a professional. During his two seasons at the club he won 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. Shortly after winning the 1997 FA Cup, he returned to his native Norway where he played for Rosenborg and finally Strømsgodset before retiring in June 1999. He remained with the club as a trainer for the next 3 years.

He has had spells as coach with Moss (2002-2003), Follo (2003-2006) and is currently with Lillestrøm.

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

[edit] International goals

**Erland Johnsen: International Goals**
#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Score	Result	Competition
1	November 15, 1989	Glasgow, UK	Scotland	1-1	Draw	FIFA World Cup 1990 Qual.
2	March 27, 1990	Belfast, UK	Northern Ireland	3-2	Win	Friendly

v • d • e Norway squad - 1994 FIFA World Cup

1 Thorstvedt • 2 Halle • 3 Johnsen • 4 Bratseth • 5 Bjørnebye • 6 J. Flo • 7 Mykland • 8 Leonhardsen • 9 Fjørtoft • 10 Rekdal • 11 Jakobsen • 12 Grodås • 13 By Rise • 14 Nilsen • 15 Løken • 16 Sørloth • 17 Eggen • 18 Håland • 19 Strand • 20 Berg • 21 Rushfeldt • 22 Bohinen • Coach: Olsen