Nils-Eric Johansson

Nils-Eric Johansson

Personal information
Full name	Nils-Eric Claes Johansson
Date of birth	13 January 1980 (1980-01-13) (age 31)
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
Height	1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position	Centre back, Left back
Club information
Current club	AIK
Number	4
Youth career
0000–1994	IFK Viksjö
1995–1996	Brommapojkarna
1997	AIK
1997–1998	Bayern Munich
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps†	(Gls)†
1998–2000	Bayern Munich (A)	54	(1)
1999–2000	Bayern Munich	2	(0)
2000–2001	1. FC Nuremberg	40	(2)
2001–2005	Blackburn Rovers	86	(0)
2005–2007	Leicester City	76	(1)
2007–	AIK	126	(6)
National team‡
1999–2001	Sweden U21	21	(1)
2002–	Sweden	4	(0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 09:03, 24 October 2011 (UTC). † Appearances (Goals). ‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 1 January 2006

Nils-Eric Claes "Nisse" Johansson (born 13 January 1980 in Stockholm) is a Swedish football player who currently plays defender for AIK.

Initially on the books at Bayern Munich, he moved to 1. FC Nuremberg in August 2000, before several clubs across Europe, including Blackburn Rovers, claimed special interest in the player. He moved to Blackburn in October 2001 for a fee of £2,700,000, signing a four year contract.

He made his debut in a 4-1 loss against Liverpool. His next match was a 7-1 victory against West Ham United. He was handed his Sweden debut in August 2002 against Russia. He made his 75th appearance for Blackburn during the 2003–04 season. However, following Mark Hughes' arrival as Blackburn manager, he found first team chances few and far between. In his time at Blackburn he started in the 2002 Football League Cup Final in which they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2-1. He scored twice during his spell at Blackburn: once against Manchester City in the League Cup^[1] and once against Barnsley in the FA Cup.^[2]

He was released by Blackburn at the end of the 2004–05 season and joined Leicester City on a free transfer at the start of the 2005–06 season. His first goal for Leicester came in a 1-0 win against Cardiff in the League Cup.^[3] Johansson's only league goal was a last minute winner against Preston in the 2006–07 season, which all but guaranteed Leicester's survival in the Championship.^[4] He was released by Leicester in May 2007 and shortly afterwards he signed for Swedish outfit AIK, where he was eligible from 1 July.

Honours

FC Bayern

• Bundesliga: 1999-2000
• DFB-Pokal: 2000
• DFB-Ligapokal: 2000

Nuremberg

• 2nd Bundesliga: 2001

Blackburn

• League Cup: 2002

AIK

• Allsvenskan: 2009
• Svenska Cupen: 2009
• Supercupen: 2010

References

1. ^ "Rovers beat 10-man City". BBC. 28 November 2001. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1678672.stm. Retrieved 2 November 2009. 
2. ^ "Blackburn dispatch Barnsley". BBC. 15 January 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1760188.stm. Retrieved 2 November 2009. 
3. ^ "Cardiff 0-1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 26 October 2005. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4366988.stm. Retrieved 5 November 2007. 
4. ^ "Preston 0-1 Leicester". BBC Sport. 21 April 2007. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6555229.stm. Retrieved 5 November 2007. 

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Name	Johansson, Nils-Eric
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Date of birth	13 January 1980
Place of birth	Stockholm, Sweden
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