Vegard Berg Johansen (born 15 July 1973) is a retired

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football striker. He started his football career in

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. Joining

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ahead of the 1993 season, he made his first-tier debut in 1997 for

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. He was sold to

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after the 1997 season, but after the 1997-98 Primeira Divisao he returned to Haugesund. In 1999 he joined his hometown football team, now called

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. In 2000, he took yet another second spell in one of his former clubs, playing two seasons for Tromsdalen. After playing the 2002 season for

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he was left out of the team for a year, before a third and final spell in Tromsdalen. He is an younger brother of Stein Berg Johansen and Ørjan Berg Johansen. Ahead of the 2006 season he became the head coach of

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. After the 2007 season he went on to

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, lasting through 2010. From early 2013 to early 2014 he was the chief executive officer of Tromsø Fotball.

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1973 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers People from Vågan Tromsdalen UIL players FK Haugesund players C.F. Os Belenenses players FK Lofoten players Tromsø IL players Eliteserien players Norwegian First Division players Men's association football forwards Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Portugal Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Portugal Primeira Liga players Norwegian football managers Footballers from Nordland {{Norway-footy-defender-stub