- Bjørn Johansen
Football player infobox
playername = Bjørn Johansen
fullname = Bjørn Johansen
nickname =
dateofbirth = birth date and age|1969|9|7
cityofbirth =Tromsø
countryofbirth =Norway
height =
currentclub = Retierd
clubnumber =
position =Central midfielder
youthyears =
youthclubs =Tromsø I.L.
years = 1987-1992 1993-1994 1995-1999 1999-2005
clubs =Tromsø I.L. Viking F.K. Helsingborgs IF Tromsø I.L.
caps(goals) = 0107(13)
037 0(5)
0n/a 0(n/a)
01900(21)
nationalyears =
nationalteam =
nationalcaps(goals) =
pcupdate = 22:00, 30 March 2008 (UTC)
ntupdate = 26 November 2007Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen (born
September 7 ,1969 ) is a former Norwegian footballer, who playedmidfielder forTromsø I.L. for most of his career. Johansen got his debut in 1987, and played for Tromsø I.L. until 1992. He moved toViking F.K. in 1993, and stayed there for two seasons. In 1995, Johansen was back at Tromsø I.L., and stayed with the club until 1999. Johansen enjoyed two good seasons with Swedish teamHelsingborgs IF , before he again returned to Tromsø I.L. to help the club return to theNorwegian Premier League in 2002.Johansen was and still is a favorite among many Tromsø I.L. fans. With the exception of his 4 seasons away from the club, he played in almost every match Tromsø I.L. played between 1989 and 2005. This made Bjørn Johansen the player with the most matches for Tromsø I.L. ever. Johansen also participated in all of Tromsø I.L.'s four European Cup campaigns.
Johansen played international matches for various age-based Norwegian national teams, but he was never given the chance to play for the Senior Norwegian national team. Many people, especially Tromsø I.L. fans, consider him among the best Norwegian footballers never to have received this honor.
Following Johansen's retirement in 2005, he has worked as a sports commentator for the Norwegian TV 2.
Trivia
*The nickname "Bummen" was given to Johansen by his brother when Johansen was a child.
External links
* [http://www.til.no/www/adel/profil/262 Johansen Profile] at Tromsø I.L.'s homepages no icon
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