Personal information | |||
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Full name | Erland Johnsen | ||
Date of birth | 5 April 1967 | ||
Place of birth | Fredrikstad, Norway | ||
Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||
Playing position | Centre back | ||
Youth career | |||
Ekholt Ballklubb | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1983–1988 | Moss | ||
1988–1989 | Bayern Munich | 21 | (0) |
1989–1997 | Chelsea | 145 | (1) |
1997–1998 | Rosenborg | 12 | (0) |
1998–1999 | Strømsgodset | 11 | (0) |
Total | 189 | (1) | |
National team | |||
1982–1983 | Norway U-16 | 3 | (0) |
1983–1984 | Norway U-19 | 11 | (1) |
1985–1987 | Norway U-21 | 16 | (0) |
1987–1995 | Norway | 24 | (2) |
Teams managed | |||
1999–2002 | Strømsgodset (assistant) | ||
2002–2003 | Moss | ||
2003–2006 | Follo | ||
2008 | Lillestrøm | ||
2012– | Strømmen | ||
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
Erland Johnsen (born 5 April 1967 in Fredrikstad) is a Norwegian former professional footballer and current manager.
He played mainly as a centre back from 1983 until 1999, notably in the Premier League for Chelsea and in the Bundesliga for Bayern Munich. He also played for Moss, Rosenborg and Strømsgodset and earned 24 caps for Norway. He moved into management in 1999 with Strømsgodset and later with Moss, Follo, Lillestrøm and Strømmen.
His playing career began in Moss, and he later joined Bayern Munich as a professional. During his two seasons at the club he was involved in two championships in 1989 and 1990.
In December 1989, he transferred to English team Chelsea, where he played for eight seasons and was voted player of the year for the club in 1995. He scored his only goal for the club against Southampton in April 1994. Whilst at Chelsea he played in the 1994 FA Cup Final. Chelsea won the 1996–97 FA Cup; Johnsen was left out of the squad for the final but played in the semi-final against Wimbledon. Shortly after this he returned to his native Norway where he played for Rosenborg and finally Strømsgodset before retiring in June 1999.