Magnus Johansson (born 5 October 1964) is a Swedish

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coach and former footballer who played for

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, Brann and

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Playing career

Johansson won the

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in 1987 and two Swedish championships with

. In 1993, he debuted for the Brann where he also was captain for two years before he transferred to the newly promoted team

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in 1997. He played more than 400 games at the highest level in Norway and Sweden. Johansson didn't earn any caps for

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, but he represented Sweden at the youth national team and the Olympic team.

Coaching career

After his active career, Johansson started coaching in the

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-team SK Nord in 1999, which managed promotion the

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the first season under his command. In 2002, he was hired by Løv Ham from

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, and his breakthrough came in 2004 when he led them to promotion to the Adeccoliga. After retaining their spot in the Adeccoliga, Johansson became one of the foremost coaches in

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, with offers from the Tippeliga clubs

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and

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and the Adeccoliga club

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. He chose Bryne and became their head coach from the 2006 season. He resigned after just a half season in Bryne, after several disappointing results. On 16 July 2007, he signed with the third-tier team

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. Åsane was almost relegated to the Third Division with 13 points behind safe position with 9 games to play when Magnus Johansson came to the club but he saved the team in the Second Division. Åsane had a tough start in the 2008-season, but finished sixth in their group. Johansson coached Åsane for three more years, before he resigned on 8 November 2011 to start as responsible for player development in Hordaland Fotballkrets from 2012 to 2014.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Magnus Swedish men's footballers Swedish football managers 1964 births Living people IFK Göteborg players SK Brann players FK Haugesund players Allsvenskan players Eliteserien players Swedish expatriate football managers Expatriate men's footballers in Norway Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Norway Expatriate football managers in Norway Bryne FK managers Swedish expatriate men's footballers UEFA Europa League–winning players Men's association football midfielders Footballers from Gothenburg 20th-century Swedish sportsmen