Nils-Eric Johansson

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Personal information
Nils-Eric Johansson
Full name	Nils-Eric Claes Johansson
Date of birth	January 13, 1980 (1980-01-13) (age 28)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre Back
Club information
Current club	AIK
Number	4
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1999–2000 2000–2001 2001–2005 2005–2007 2007–	FC Bayern Munich 1. FC Nuremberg Blackburn Rovers FC Leicester City FC AIK	002 00(0) 040 00(2) 086 00(0) 075 00(1) 025 00(0)
National team²
1999–2001 2002–	Sweden U21 Sweden	021 00(1) 004 00(0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 20:28, 11 May 2008 (UTC). ² National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2006. * Appearances (Goals)

Nils-Eric Claes Johansson (born January 13, 1980 in Stockholm) is a Swedish football player who usually plays as a defender. He was signed to AIK as a free agent, having been released by Leicester City.

Initially on the books at Bayern Munich, he moved to 1. FC Nurnberg in August 2000, before several clubs across Europe, including Blackburn Rovers, claimed interest in the player. He moved to Blackburn in October 2001 for a fee of £2,700,000, signing a four year contract.

He made his debut in a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough. His next match was a 7-1 victory against West Ham United. He was handed his Sweden debut in August 2002 against Russia. He made his 75th appearance for Blackburn during the 2003/04 season. However, following Mark Hughes' arrival as Blackburn manager, he found first team chances few and far between.

He was released by Blackburn at the end of the 2004-05 season and joined Leicester City on a free transfer at the start of the 2005/06 season. His first goal for Leicester came in a 1-0 win against Cardiff in the League Cup.^[1] Johansson's only league goal was a last minute winner against Preston in the 2006/2007 season, which all but guaranteed Leicester's survival in the Championship.^[2] He was released by Leicester in May 2007 and shortly afterwards he signed for Swedish outfit AIK, where he was eligible from July 1.

[edit] References

^ "Cardiff 0-1 Leicester", BBC Sport, 2005-10-26. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.
^ "Preston 0-1 Leicester", BBC Sport, 2007-04-21. Retrieved on 2007-11-05.

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1 Örlund • 2 Patrik Karlsson • 3 Per Karlsson • 4 Johansson • 5 Ortiz • 6 Atta • 7 Đorđić • 8 Tjernström • 9 Burgič • 10 Óbolo • 11 Valdemarín • 13 Arnefjord • 14 Pavey • 15 Walker • 16 Bengtsson • 17 Jagne • 18 Jonsson • 19 Anchén • 20 Stephenson • 22 Bergh • 23 Rubarth • 26 Mendes • 29 Özkan • 30 Johnson • Manager: Norling