Marius Johnsen

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Marius Johnsen
Personal information
Date of birth August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28) (age 26)
Place of birth    Kristiansand, Norway
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Lillestrøm SK
Number 15
Youth clubs
FK Vigør
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
-2002
2002-2006
2006-2007
2007-
FK Vigør
IK Start
1. FC Köln (loan)
Lillestrøm SK
 ? (?)
123 (29)
12 (0)
0 (0)   
National team
2006- Norway 7 (0)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only.
* Appearances (Goals)

Marius Johnsen (born August 28, 1981 in Kristiansand) is a Norwegian football defender. His older brother Espen Johnsen is a goalkeeper for Strømsgodset.

Johnsen currently plays for Lillestrøm SK, as a left back player. During the summer of 2005, he made his debut on the Norwegian national team.

In the end of 2006 Marius Johnsen signed a loan contract with 1. FC Köln in the German 2. Bundesliga, that expired at the end of the German 2. Bundesliga season in May. He made his debut for the German club in the January 26, 2007 victory against Wacker Burghausen. On June 14 Lillestrøm SK officially announced the signing of Johnsen on a five year deal.

Marius Johnsen currently[citation needed] studies religion at the Agder University College, planning to teach history and/or religion at a college or University. Like the rest of his family, he is involved in the activities of the Norwegian Free Church. Like his brother, he has made a mark in the national press for publicly expressing his religious beliefs.

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