Stig Johansen (born 13 June 1972 in

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) is a former

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. He made his debut for Bodø/Glimt in 1993 and played 70 games before he was signed by English Premiership side

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, in 1997. His spell at the English side was spent mostly in the reserves and rarely played for the Saints. He also spent a period on loan at

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, before being transferred to Swedish side

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. In 2002, he returned to Bodø/Glimt. He has won three caps for

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. He announced his retirement in October 2009., but made a comeback in 2011 after being given a one-year contract with Bodø/Glimt. On 31 August 2014 Johansen made comeback for his home club

, he just played one game to finish his career for good. He also open the new pitch for

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* 1972 births Living people People from Vågan Norwegian footballers Norway international footballers FK Bodø/Glimt players Southampton F.C. players English Football League players Premier League players Bristol City F.C. players Helsingborgs IF players Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian expatriate footballers Expatriate footballers in England Expatriate footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in England Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Association football forwards Sportspeople from Nordland {{Norway-footy-forward-stub