Benny Johansen (born 18 March 1949) is a Danish former football player and manager. He won the Danish championship twice as a player for

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and once as a manager of

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. He played one game for the Denmark national under-21 football team in 1972.

Clubs

Playing career

Johansen played his youth football for amateur club Ryvang FC, before making his senior debut for

in 1968. With B 1903, he won the 1969 and 1970

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hip. Johansen scored both goals in B 1903's 2-1 win against

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in the 1971-72 European Cup, though B 1903 was eliminated 4-2 on aggregate.Allan Nielsen
FCK-træner stod bag sejr over Celtic

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, 25 September 2006. In 1972, Johansen moved abroad to play for Swedish club

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. He moved back to B 1903 in 1978, but suffered a knee injury, and ended his playing career in 1980.

Coaching career

Johansen started his coaching career with amateur team Hillerød G&IF, playing the lower regional levels, SBU Series 1, as player coach from 1981 to 1982, and Espergærde IF from 1983 and 1984. In 1988, Johansen was back at B 1903, coaching the youth team. In 1989, he became B 1903

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. He became manager of B 1903 in 1990, and led the team to the quarter-finals of the 1991-92 UEFA Cup, beating

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, Bayern Munich, and

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, before being eliminated by

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. In 1992, Johansen became the first coach of

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, a newly created fusion of B 1903 and KB, and guided the team to the 1992

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championship. In 1994, Keld Kristensen was named manager of FC Copenhagen, before Johansen managed the club again from 1994 to 1995. In 1995, Johansen moved abroad to coach

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in Qatar. He was recommended to the club by his predecessor and compatriot Jørgen E. Larsen. In 1997, he moved back to Denmark to coach

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. In 1999, he took over as manager of

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in May 2001. In October 2001, Johansen was fired by Silkeborg and replaced by Morten Bruun. From the summer of 2002 to September 2004, he was manager of

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. He moved directly on to manage

Fremad Amager Boldklubben Fremad Amager (meaning in English: The Ball Club Forward Amager ; abbreviated Fremad A) is a Danish professional football club based in the district of Amager Vest, Copenhagen. As of the 2020–21 season, the club's senior men's tea ...

. In October 2006 he was named

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of Fremad Amager, but left the job in March 2007 in order to continue his managerial career. He went on to coach on an amateur team.Søren Houlind
Jagten er slut for Benny Johansen
bold.dk, 1 September 2007.

Honours

* Danish Championship: 1969, 1970, 1992 *

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: 1991, 2001

References

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