Conny Johansson (born July 17, 1971) is a Swedish former

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player, who played as

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and currently works as goalkeeper coach for

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish Association football, football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved members ...

Career

He started his career in IF Leikin and moved in 1992 to Laholms FK, which was coached by Janne Andersson, later assistant manager and manager for Halmstads BK. He stayed in Laholm until 1998 when he signed a contract with Halmstads BK. First he was second goalkeeper behind Håkan Svensson, but when Svensson left in 2002 Conny was made first choice. At the arrival of the Finnish keeper Magnus Bahne in 2007, he saw himself yet again become second choice. When Bahne was injured during the 2007 season Conny was made first goalkeeper, being the only one available since Sahlman was on loan at

Trelleborgs FF Trelleborgs Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish Football system. T ...

, until

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was brought in. In the first match of 2008 Conny was yet again made second choice after young talent Marcus Sahlman even after starting most pre-season matches. On 19 September 2008 Conny announced on Halmstads BK's homepage that he would leave the club at the end of the season, making him the oldest goalkeeper in the club so far, beating earlier Rune Ludvigsson by about six months. He has since become goalkeeping coach for Halmstads BK. His first game in

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

was against

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, a 2–1 victory.

Achievements

Halmstads BK: *

: ** Champion:

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^* ** Stora Silvret (2nd):

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** Lilla Silvret (3rd):

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^* ^{* = Too few matches played to get a medal}

References

External links

Halmstads BK Profile

Swedish FA Profile
1971 births Living people Swedish footballers Association football goalkeepers Allsvenskan players Halmstads BK players {{Sweden-footy-goalkeeper-stub