Erland Johnsen
Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erland Johnsen[1] | ||
Date of birth | 5 April 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway[2] | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Position(s) | Centre back | ||
Team information | |||
Current team | Sarpsborg 08 FF (Youth Director) | ||
Youth career | |||
Eika Fotballklubb | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1988 | Moss | ||
1988–1989 | Bayern Munich | 21 | (0) |
1989–1997 | Chelsea | 145 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Rosenborg | 12 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Strømsgodset | 11 | (0) |
Total | 189 | (1) | |
International career | |||
1982–1983 | Norway U16[3] | 3 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Norway U19[3] | 11 | (1) |
1985–1987 | Norway U21[3] | 16 | (0) |
1987–1995 | Norway | 24 | (2) |
Managerial career | |||
1999–2002 | Strømsgodset (assistant) | ||
2002–2003 | Moss | ||
2003–2006 | Follo | ||
2006–2011 | Lillestrøm (development coach) | ||
2008 | Lillestrøm (caretaker) | ||
2012–2013 | Strømmen | ||
2014–2018 | Norway U15 + U16 + U17 | ||
2019– | Sarpsborg 08 Youth | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Erland Johnsen (born 5 April 1967) is a Norwegian football manager and former professional footballer who is director of youth at Sarpsborg 08 FF.
As a player he was 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
[edit]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. Chelsea won the 1996–97 FA Cup; in the fifth round against Leicester City FC at Stamford Bridge, Johnsen went down in the penalty area in the final minutes of extra time and referee Mike Reed awarded a penalty to Chelsea. The penalty was converted by Frank Leboeuf and secured a 1–0 win for Chelsea. It was considered by The Guardian's Scott Murray as one of the six worst referee decisions ever.[5] Johnsen was left out of the squad for the final but played in the semi-final against Wimbledon.[6] Shortly after this he returned to his native Norway where he played for Rosenborg and finally Strømsgodset before retiring in June 1999.
International career
[edit]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.[7]
Managerial career
[edit]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,[8] together with former Chelsea teammate Frode Grodås.
In January 2012, he agreed to coach Strømmen.[2]
Ahead of the 2019 season he became youth director of Sarpsborg 08 FF.[9]
Honours
[edit]Moss
Bayern Munich
Chelsea
- FA Cup: 1996–97; Runner up: 1993–94
- Full Members Cup: 1989–90
Rosenborg
Individual
Statistics
[edit]Club
[edit]Season | Club | Division | League | Cup | Other | Continental | Total | |||||
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Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | |||
Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | Playoffs | Europe | Total | |||||||
1983 | Moss | 1. Divisjon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 0 | 0 | ||
1984 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
1985 | 22 | 1 | 2(?) | 0(?) | 1 | 0 | – | 25 | 1 | |||
1986 | 2. Divisjon | 22(?) | 1(?) | 2(?) | 1(?) | – | – | 24 | 2 | |||
1987 | 1. Divisjon | 22 | 0 | 3(?) | 1 | – | – | 25 | 1 | |||
1988 | 11 | 0 | 3(?) | 1 | – | 0 | 0 | 14 | 1 | |||
Germany | League | DFB-Pokal | Supercup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1988–89 | Bayern Munich | Bundesliga | 13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 5 | 1 | 19 | 1 | |
1989–90 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
England | League | FA Cup | League Cup | Europe | Total | |||||||
1989–90 | Chelsea | First Division | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 251 | 0 | |
1990–91 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
1991–92 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 7 | 0 | |||
1992–93 | Premier League | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 13 | 0 | ||
1993–94 | 28 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 37 | 1 | |||
1994–95 | 33 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 46 | 0 | ||
1995–96 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | – | 26 | 0 | |||
1996–97 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 22 | 0 | |||
Norway | League | Norwegian Cup | — | Europe | Total | |||||||
1997 | Rosenborg | Tippeligaen | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | |
1998 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | |||
1998 | Strømsgodset | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | ||
1999 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | – | – | 4 | 0 | ||||
Total | Norway | 100 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 117 | 5 | |
Germany | 21 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 29 | 1 | ||
England | 145 | 1 | 19 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 183 | 1 | ||
Career total | 266 | 3 | 31 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 329 | 7 |
1Includes four 1989–90 Full Members Cup games.
International
[edit]Norway national team | ||
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Year | Apps | Goals |
1987 | 4 | 0 |
1988 | 6 | 0 |
1989 | 4 | 1 |
1990 | 4 | 1 |
1991 | 0 | 0 |
1992 | 0 | 0 |
1993 | 0 | 0 |
1994 | 3 | 0 |
1995 | 3 | 0 |
Total | 24 | 2 |
International goals
[edit]# | Date | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | Competition |
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1. | 15 November 1989 | Hampden Park, Glasgow, Scotland | ![]() | 1–1 | 1–1 | 1990 World Cup qualifier |
2. | 27 March 1990 | Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland | ![]() | 2–3 | 2–3 | Friendly |
References
[edit]- ^ "Erland Johnsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ a b "Erland Johnsen" (in Norwegian). Strømmen IF. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ a b c "Erland Johnsen" (in Norwegian). N3Sport.no. 25 July 2012. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Chelsea v Southampton". The Daily Telegraph. 9 April 2001. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ Scott Murray (25 September 2008). "The Joy of Six: shocking refereeing decisions". The Guardian.
- ^ "Football: Zola sorcery dazzles Dons". The Independent. 13 April 1997. Retrieved 7 February 2017.
- ^ "Avslutter "Golden Goal" med et brak" (in Norwegian). TV2. 7 May 2009. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Lillestrøm SK's trenere fra 1945–2012" (in Norwegian). LSKhistorikk.com. Archived from the original on 13 June 2013. Retrieved 18 February 2012.
- ^ "Erland Johnsen ny utviklingssjef i Sarpsborg 08" (in Norwegian). Sarpsborg 08 FF. 1 November 2018. Retrieved 30 May 2020.
- ^ a b "Johnsen's Norwegian stats" (in Norwegian). NFF. Archived from the original on 26 May 2012. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Johnsen's Bayern stats". Fussballdaten.de (in German). Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Johnsen's Chelsea stats". Bounder.Friardale.co.uk. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Johnsen's Rosenborg stats" (in Norwegian). Rosenborg BK. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
- ^ "Erland Johnsen". EU-Football.info. Retrieved 2 May 2013.
External links
[edit]- Erland Johnsen – FIFA competition record (archived)
- Premier League profile