Conny Johansson (born July 17, 1971) is a Swedish former football player, who played as

goalkeeper In many team sports which involve scoring goals, the goalkeeper (sometimes termed goaltender, netminder, GK, goalie or keeper) is a designated player charged with directly preventing the opposing team from scoring by blocking or intercepting ...

and currently works as goalkeeper coach for

Halmstads BK Halmstads Bollklubb, also known simply as Halmstad () or (especially locally) HBK or Bollklubben, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the county of Halland. The club, formed 7 February 1914 and approved membership in the Swedish Spo ...

Career

He started his career in IF Leikin and moved in 1992 to

Laholms FK Laholms FK is a Swedish football club located in Laholm in Halland County. Background Laholms Fotbollklubb was formed on 3 May 1957 following the merger of Laholms Bollklubb (LBK) and Laholms Idrottsförening (LIF). The club has had some promi ...

, which was coached by Janne Andersson, later assistant manager and manager for Halmstads BK. He stayed in Laholm until 1998 when he signed a contract with Halmstads BK. First he was second goalkeeper behind Håkan Svensson, but when Svensson left in 2002 Conny was made first choice. At the arrival of the Finnish keeper

Magnus Bahne Magnus Bahne (born 15 March 1979 in Kaarina) is a retired Finnish footballer goalkeeper. Club career Bahne started his career in FC Inter Turku and at the age 20 he became the number one goalkeeper of the team. In 2007, he signed with Halmstad ...

in 2007, he saw himself yet again become second choice. When Bahne was injured during the 2007 season Conny was made first goalkeeper, being the only one available since Sahlman was on loan at

Trelleborgs FF Trelleborgs Fotbollsförening, more commonly known as Trelleborgs FF or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. Formed 6 December 1926, the club plays in Superettan, the second tier in the Swedish Football system. T ...

, until

David Loria David Grigoryevich Loriya (russian: Давид Григорьевич Лория; born 31 October 1981) is a retired Kazakhstani football goalkeeper of Georgian Jewish descent. Career Trials at Eredivisie clubs On 14 July 2007 Loriya had a w ...

was brought in. In the first match of 2008 Conny was yet again made second choice after young talent

Marcus Sahlman Marcus Sahlman (born 2 January 1985) is a retired Swedish footballer who played as goalkeeper. Biography Sahlman started his career with Halmstads BK, where he made his debut in 2004 in an away game against Malmö FF as forward rather than his ...

even after starting most pre-season matches. On 19 September 2008 Conny announced on Halmstads BK's homepage that he would leave the club at the end of the season, making him the oldest goalkeeper in the club so far, beating earlier Rune Ludvigsson by about six months. He has since become goalkeeping coach for Halmstads BK. His first game in

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football le ...

was against

GIF Sundsvall Gymnastik- och Idrottsföreningen Sundsvall, more commonly known as GIF Sundsvall (), Giffarna or simply Sundsvall, is a Swedish professional football club based in Sundsvall. The club is affiliated with Medelpads Fotbollförbund and plays its ...

, a 2–1 victory.

Achievements

Halmstads BK: *

: ** Champion:

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^* ** Stora Silvret (2nd):

2004 2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and its Abolition (by UNESCO). Events January * January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...

** Lilla Silvret (3rd):

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^* ^{* = Too few matches played to get a medal}

References

External links

Halmstads BK Profile

Swedish FA Profile
1971 births Living people Swedish footballers Association football goalkeepers Allsvenskan players Halmstads BK players {{Sweden-footy-goalkeeper-stub