Roar Johansen (8 July 1935 – 23 October 2015) was a Norwegian

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. As a defender for Fredrikstad he helped win the league title in 1956–57, 1959–60 and 1960–61, and the cup title in

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. In total he played for Fredrikstad from 1952 to 1967. Johansen was also an important player for the

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. He was capped 61 times; including a Norwegian record of 54 consecutive international matches between 18 September 1960 and 24 September 1967 (which was also his last international). He played in Norway's shock 3-0 win against Yugoslavia in 1965. He went on to coach Fredrikstad. He died on 23 October 2015 at 80 years old.Roar var min store mentor
''Fredriksstad Blad'' (24 October 2015). Retrieved 24 October 2015.

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1935 births 2015 deaths Footballers from Fredrikstad Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norway men's international footballers Men's association football defenders Fredrikstad FK players Norwegian football managers Fredrikstad FK managers {{norway-footy-defender-stub