Johan Thorbjørnsen (born 19 August 1983) is a Norwegian former

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Career

Born in

Bergen Bergen (, ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, second-largest city in Norway after the capital Oslo. By May 20 ...

, he became Norwegian U20 champion with Brann's junior team in 2002. Thorbjørnsen debuted in

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on 11 April 2005 against

Molde Molde () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, town and the seat of Molde Municipality in Møre og Romsdal county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Romsdal. It is located on the Romsdal Pen ...

where he kept a

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. During his years in Brann Thorbjørnsen was the second-choice goalkeeper, usually playing in the first rounds of the

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and whenever Håkon Opdal was injured. In

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he played three matches when Brann won Tippeligaen. He was loaned out to

Sandefjord Sandefjord () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold county, Norway. It is located in the Traditional districts of Norway, traditional district of Vestfold. The administrative centre of the municipality is the Sandefjord ...

in 2008, but experienced some cardiac problems. In 2009, he was only the third-choice goalkeeper behind Håkon Opdal and Kenneth Udjus, and expressed a desire to leave Brann. On 21 November 2009 he signed for Løv-Ham, where he played for two seasons before he ahead of the 2012-season was one of the first players to sign for the new second division club from Bergen,

Fyllingsdalen Fyllingsdalen () is a borough of the city of Bergen in Vestland county, Norway. The borough is located southwest of the city centre in the Fyllingsdalen valley, west of the mountain Løvstakken. The neighbourhoods of Fyllingsdalen mainly consis ...

Honours

Norway

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Thorbjoernsen, Johan 1983 births Living people Norwegian men's footballers Løv-Ham Fotball players Sandefjord Fotball players SK Brann players Footballers from Bergen Eliteserien players Men's association football goalkeepers 21st-century Norwegian sportsmen