Christian Johnsen

Christian Johnsen (born 10 June 1977) is a retired Norwegian football striker and current manager.

Christian Johnsen
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-06-10) 10 June 1977
Height 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in)
Playing position(s) forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
–1997 Faaberg
1998–2000 Moss 43 (8)
2000–2003 Raufoss 77 (41)
2004 Örebro 2 (0)
Teams managed
c.2006 Stabæk (youth)
2010–2011 Fram (developer/assistant)
2017– Raufoss
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Joining Moss FK from Faaberg IL ahead of the 1998 season,[1] he played two and a half seasons for them in Eliteserien and then three and a half seasons in Raufoss IL.[2] After finishing second top goalscorer in the 2003 1. divisjon with 17 goals, he transferred to Örebro SK of Allsvenskan.[3][4] After one season he had to retire following career-ruining injuries, and blamed ÖSK's artificial turf.[5]

Johnsen enrolled at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences.[6] He also started a career in coaching, first for a Stabæk boys' team,[7] later as player developer and assistant in Fram.[8] At the time he resided in Sandefjord and worked at the Norwegian School of Elite Sport.[6]

In 2017 he became head coach of Raufoss.[6] He soon steered the team to promotion from the 2018 2. divisjon.

References
  1. "Fotball: Eliteserielagenes spillerstaller" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 30 March 1998.
  2. Christian Johnsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  3. "Toppscorere i 1. divisjon fotball" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 1 November 2003.
  4. "Johnsen klar for Örebro" (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency. 22 December 2003.
  5. Olsen, Sindre J. (15 October 2004). "Kunstgress ødela fotball-karrièren". Aftenposten (in Norwegian).
  6. Befring, Knut (8 December 2016). "Blir sjef i klubben i sitt hjerte". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). pp. 30–31.
  7. "De etablerte må ta ansvar". Oppland Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). 16 September 2006. p. 21.
  8. Østlands-Posten (in Norwegian). 28 September 2010. p. 13. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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