Erland Johnsen

Erland Johnsen
Personal information
Full nameErland Johnsen
Date of birth5 April 1967
Place of birthFredrikstad, Norway[1]
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Playing positionCentre back
Youth career
Ekholt Ballklubb
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps†(Gls)†
1983–1988Moss
1988–1989Bayern Munich21(0)
1989–1997Chelsea145(1)
1997–1998Rosenborg12(0)
1998–1999Strømsgodset11(0)
Total189(1)
National team
1982–1983Norway U-16[2]3(0)
1983–1984Norway U-19[2]11(1)
1985–1987Norway U-21[2]16(0)
1987–1995Norway24(2)
Teams managed
1999–2002Strømsgodset (assistant)
2002–2003Moss
2003–2006Follo
2008Lillestrøm
2012–Strømmen
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Erland Johnsen (born 5 April 1967 in Fredrikstad[1]) is a Norwegian former professional footballer and current manager.[3]

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.[4] Whilst at Chelsea he played in the 1994 FA Cup Final. 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.

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.[5]

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,[6] together with former Chelsea teammate Frode Grodås.

In January 2012, he agreed to coach Strømmen[1]

Honours

Moss
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
Rosenborg
Individual
  • Chelsea player of the year: 1995

Statistics

Club

[7][8][9][10]

Season Club Division League Cup Other Continental Total
AppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoalsAppsGoals
Norway League Norwegian Cup Playoffs Europe Total
1983 Moss1. Divisjon 0000––00
1984 0000200020
1985 2212(?)0(?)10–251
19862. Divisjon 22(?)1(?)2(?)1(?)––242
19871. Divisjon 2203(?)1––251
1988 1103(?)1–00141
Germany League DFB-Pokal Supercup Europe Total
1988–89 Bayern MunichBundesliga13010–51191
1989–90 80000020100
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1989–90 ChelseaFirst Division 1803000–2510
1990–91 601000–70
1991–92 700000–70
1992–93Premier League 1300000–130
1993–94 2818010–371
1994–95 330203080460
1995–96 2202020–260
1996–97 1803010–220
Norway League Norwegian Cup — Europe Total
1997 RosenborgTippeligaen 6010–0060
1998 6000–0070
1998 Strømsgodset 7000–30100
1999 4000––40
Total Norway 100211330301175
Germany 210100071291
England 145119070801831
Career total 26633131001813297

1Includes four 1989–90 Full Members Cup games.

International

[7]

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

International goals

[11]

# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 15 November 1989 Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland  Scotland 1–1 1–1 1990 World Cup qualifier
2. 27 March 1990 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 2–3 2–3 Friendly

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 "Erland Johnsen" (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 "Erland Johnsen" (in Norwegian). N3Sport.no. 25 July 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  3. ↑ "Erland Johnsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  4. ↑ "Chelsea v Southampton". The Daily Telegraph. 9 April 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  5. ↑ "Avslutter «Golden Goal» med et brak" (in Norwegian). TV2. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  6. ↑ "Lillestrøm SK's trenere fra 1945–2012" (in Norwegian). LSKhistorikk.com. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
  7. ↑ 7.0 7.1 "Johnsen's Norwegian stats" (in Norwegian). NFF. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  8. ↑ "Johnsen's Bayern stats". Fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  9. ↑ "Johnsen's Chelsea stats". Bounder.Friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  10. ↑ "Johnsen's Rosenborg stats" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
  11. ↑ "Erland Johnsen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2013.

External links