Roar Johansen (footballer)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Roar Johansen | ||
| Date of birth | July 8, 1935 | ||
| Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
| Playing position | Central defender | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps† | (Gls)† |
| 1952-1967 | Fredrikstad | 190 | (5) |
| National team | |||
| 1958-1967 | Norway | 61 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (Goals). | |||
Roar Johansen (born July 8, 1935) is a retired footballer from Norway. As a central defender for Fredrikstad he helped win the league title in 1956–57, 1959–60 and 1960–61, and the cup title in 1957, 1961 and 1966. In total he played 190 league-games and scored five goals for Fredrikstad from 1952 to 1967[1]
Johansen was also an important player for the Norwegian national team. He was capped 61 times;[2] 54 of the matches were played consecutively between 1960 and 1967. He was one of the most-played Norwegian football players in 1964. [3]He participated in Norway's sensational 3-0 defeat of Yugoslavia in 1965.
He went on to coach Fredrikstad.[4]
References
- ↑ Roar Johansen on Playerhistory.com
- ↑ Søfting, Thomas (2009-12-21). "Norway - Record International Players". RSSSF.
- ↑ "Norway National Football TEam". 11vs11.com. Retrieved December 17, 2014.
- ↑ http://www.ffksupporter.net/artikler/historikk/1970-1979/heistilvaerelse.php