Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen (born 7 September 1969) is a former Norwegian

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, who played as a

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for

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for most of his career. He is currently a manager.

Club career

Johansen got his debut in 1987, and played for Tromsø until 1992. He moved to

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in 1993, and stayed there for two seasons. In 1995, Johansen was back at Tromsø, and stayed with the club until 1999, and won the

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with Tromsø in

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. Johansen played for the Swedish team

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between 2000 and 2001, and played for the club in the Champions League, before he again returned to Tromsø, when the club played in the

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. and helped the club return to the

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. Johansen played for Tromsø between 1989 and 2005, with the exception of his 4 seasons and with his 326 league-games for Tromsø he is the player with the most matches for the club. Johansen also participated in four of Tromsø campaigns in European Cups.

International career

Johansen played international matches for various Norwegian youth international teams, and played for the under-20 team in the

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. Johansen played 15 matches for Norway U21, but he was never capped for the senior team.

Coaching career

On 19 November 2010, the Third Division side

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announced that they had hired as head coach from the 2011-season onwards. The club won promotion to the Second Division in Johansen's first season as head coach. Johansen was the manager of

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and secured promotion to the 2021 1. divisjon. He was sacked during the 2022 season. He was hired by the

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as head coach of the Norway U16 national team.

Personal life

Johansen got his nickname ''Bummen'' by his brother when he was a child. After Johansen's retirement in 2005, he has worked as a sports commentator for the Norwegian TV 2.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Johansen, Bjorn 1969 births Living people Footballers from Tromsø Norwegian men's footballers Norway men's youth international footballers Norway men's under-21 international footballers Tromsø IL players Viking FK players Helsingborgs IF players Eliteserien players Allsvenskan players Norwegian First Division players Norwegian expatriate men's footballers Expatriate men's footballers in Sweden Norwegian expatriate sportspeople in Sweden Norwegian football managers Men's association football midfielders Fredrikstad FK managers 20th-century Norwegian sportsmen