Stein Berg Johansen (born 10 June 1969) is a retired

Norwegian Norwegian, Norwayan, or Norsk may refer to: *Something of, from, or related to Norway, a country in northwestern Europe * Norwegians, both a nation and an ethnic group native to Norway * Demographics of Norway *The Norwegian language, including ...

football striker Forwards (also known as attackers) are outfield positions in an association football team who play the furthest up the pitch and are therefore most responsible for scoring goals as well as assisting them. As with any attacking player, the role ...

and current coach. He was born in

Levanger Levanger is a municipality in Trøndelag county, Norway. It is part of the district of Innherred. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Levanger. Some of the notable villages in the municipality include Alstadhaug, Ekne ...

, but grew up in

Svolvær Svolvær () is the administrative centre of Vågan Municipality in Nordland County, Norway. It is located on the island of Austvågøya in the Lofoten archipelago, along the Vestfjorden. The town has a population (2018) of 4,720 which gives t ...

. He started his career in Svolvær IL and made his senior debut at the age of 18. In 1989, he transferred to

FK Mjølner FK Mjølner is a Norwegian football club from Narvik. It currently plays in the 3. divisjon, after having been relegated from the 2. divisjon in 2019. The club played at the top tier in 1972 and 1989. History It is named after Mjöllnir in ...

and played in the

1989 Norwegian First Division The 1989 1. divisjon was the 45th completed season of top division football in Norway. The season began on 30 April 1989, and ended on 8 October 1989. 22 games were played with 3 points given for wins and 1 for draws. Number eleven and twelve we ...

(highest tier). He scored 10 league goals and was capped thrice for the

Norway national under-21 football team Norway, officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, the mainland territory of which comprises the western and northernmost portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula. The remote Arctic island of Jan Mayen and the ...

. He studied at

Narvik University College Narvik University College merged with the University of Tromsø ( no, UiT - Norges arktiske universitet or ) from 1 January 2016 and is now nameUiT - The Arctic University of Norway, campus Narvik It has approximately 2000 students and 220 employee ...

, later the

University of Tromsø The University of Tromsø – The Arctic University of Norway (Norwegian: ''Universitetet i Tromsø – Norges arktiske universitet''; Northern Sami: ''Romssa universitehta – Norgga árktalaš universitehta'') is a state university in Norway an ...

. In 1991, he joined the first-tier club

Tromsø IL Tromsø Idrettslag is a Norwegian professional football club founded in 1920, based in the city of Tromsø. They play their home games at Alfheim Stadion. Tromsø play in the Eliteserien. Tromsø have won the Norwegian Cup twice, in 1986 and 19 ...

. He scored the club's first European goal, in the

1991–92 UEFA Cup The 1991–92 UEFA Cup was the 21st season of Europe's then-tertiary club football tournament organised by UEFA. It was won by Dutch club Ajax on away goals over Torino of Italy. The victory made Ajax only the second team – after Torino's cit ...

, and won the 1996 Norwegian Football Cup. He also played for

SFK Lyn Ski- og Fotballklubben Lyn (lit. "Ski and Football Club Lightning") is a Norwegian alliance sports club from Nordre Aker, Oslo. It has two sections; for association football and Nordic skiing. Until 2010 they had a third section, for top-level a ...

briefly in 1994, and in 1999 for

FK Lofoten FK Lofoten is a Norwegian football club, currently playing in the 4. Divisjon. The club was formed as a merger between Svolvær IL and Kabelvåg IL in 1992. The club played in the 1. divisjon in the 1999 season, but was relegated after one ...

. He also had a short spell in

Tromsdalen UIL Tromsdalen UIL is a Norwegian sports club founded in 1938, from Tromsdalen in the municipality of Tromsø. It has sections for football, athletics, skiing and gymnastics. The men's football team plays in 2. divisjon, the third level in Norwegia ...

in 2001, but was forced to retire due to injury. Stein Berg Johansen started a coaching career for Tromsø IL's junior team in 2002. In 2009, he became head coach of

Harstad IL Harstad Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Harstad, Troms. It has association football, futsal and nordic skiing sections. The club formerly had sections for track and field, skiing and speed skating, but this was discontinued in 1987. T ...

. He is the brother of Ørjan Berg Johansen and

Vegard Berg Johansen Vegard Berg Johansen (born 15 July 1973) is a retired Norwegian football striker. He started his football career in Svolvær. Joining Tromsdalen ahead of the 1993 season, he made his first-tier debut in 1997 for FK Haugesund. He was sold to C.F. ...

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1969 births Living people People from Levanger People from Vågan Norwegian footballers FK Mjølner players Tromsø IL players Lyn Fotball players FK Lofoten players Tromsdalen UIL players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norway men's under-21 international footballers Norwegian football managers Men's association football forwards Footballers from Nordland {{Norway-footy-forward-stub