Damien Johnson
Johnson in 2004 pre-season
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| Personal information | |||
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| Full name | Damien Michael Johnson | ||
| Date of birth | 18 November 1978 | ||
| Place of birth | Lisburn, Northern Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Playing position | Central midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
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Current team
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Blackburn Rovers (U-21 Head Coach) |
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| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1997–2002 | Blackburn Rovers | 59 | (3) |
| 1998 | → Nottingham Forest (loan) | 6 | (0) |
| 2002–2010 | Birmingham City | 193 | (4) |
| 2010–2012 | Plymouth Argyle | 20 | (2) |
| 2010–2011 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 16 | (0) |
| 2011–2012 | → Huddersfield Town (loan) | 18 | (0) |
| 2012–2013 | Fleetwood Town | 22 | (0) |
| Total | 334 | (9) | |
| National team | |||
| 1998–1999 | Northern Ireland U21 | 11 | (0) |
| 1999–2010 | Northern Ireland | 56 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 23:26, 18 December 2016 (UTC). |
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Damien Michael Johnson (born 18 November 1978) is a Northern Irish former footballer who is currently working as an academy coach at Blackburn Rovers.
He began his career with Portadown FC in his native Northern Ireland from whom he signed as a trainee for Blackburn Rovers and spent five years with the club, as well as spending time on loan with Nottingham Forest. He moved to Birmingham City in 2002, where he spent the next eight seasons and became the club's captain. Johnson was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 2010 and spent the 2010–11 and 2011–12 season on loan with Huddersfield Town. He represented the Northern Ireland national team over an eleven-year period, earning 56 caps.
His first English team was Blackburn Rovers, for whom Johnson signed as a trainee, from Portadown F.C. in 1997, making his debut in the League Cup on 30 September 1997, a 1–0 defeat to Preston North End, in which he picked up a yellow card.
Loaned to Nottingham Forest on 28 January 1998, Johnson played in five games, and, despite accruing a yellow card in his last February appearance, performed well for the team.
Blackburn won the 2002 League Cup Final a few days before Johnson left the club. Despite not being part of the squad for the final Johnson had contributed to a few games earlier in the cup run, including scoring a goal against Manchester City.
On 8 March 2002, Johnson moved to Birmingham City for £50,000 and in September 2004, he signed a new three-year contract.
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