Marius Johnsen

Marius Johnsen

Personal information
Date of birth	August 28, 1981 (1981-08-28) (age 30)
Place of birth	Kristiansand, Norway
Height	1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	left back
Youth career
	FK Vigør
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
-2002	FK Vigør	?	(?)
2002-2006	IK Start	123	(29)
2006-2007	1. FC Köln (loan)	12	(0)
2007-2010	Lillestrøm	30	(2)
National team
2005-2007	Norway	7	(0)
* 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 former professional goalkeeper.

Career

Johnsen currently plays for Lillestrøm, as a left back. 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.^[1] On June 14 Lillestrøm SK officially announced the signing of Johnsen on a five year deal.

Since he signed for Lillestrøm he has been constantly injured, and it is now speculated if he is ever going to return. On 25. August 2010, it was reported that he needed a knee surgery and would be out for at least a year, up to a year and a half.

Career statistics

Season	Club	Division	League		Cup		Total
			Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
2002	IK Start	Tippeligaen	14	0	3	1	17	1
2003		Adeccoligaen	29	10	1	0	30	10
2004		Adeccoligaen	30	8	0	0	30	8
2005		Tippeligaen	25	8	3	0	28	8
2006		Tippeligaen	24	4	4	1	28	5
2006–07	1. FC Köln	2. Fußball-Bundesliga	12	0	0	0	12	0
2007	Lillestrøm	Tippeligaen	9	0	2	0	11	0
2008		Tippeligaen	3	0	0	0	3	0
2009		Tippeligaen	17	2	2	1	19	3
2010		Tippeligaen	1	0	1	0	2	0
Career Total			164	32	16	3	180	35

Personal life

Marius Johnsen has previously studied 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.

References

1. ^ "Marius Johnsen" (in German). Fussball Daten. http://www.fussballdaten.de/spieler/johnsenmarius/. Retrieved 2009-10-07. 

External links

• Marius Johnsen at National-Football-Teams.com

Persondata
Name	Johnsen, Marius
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Date of birth	August 28, 1981
Place of birth	Kristiansand, Norway
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