Erland Johnsen (born 5 April 1967) is a Norwegian football manager and former professional

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who is director of youth at

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. As a player he was a

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from 1983 until 1999, notably in the

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for Chelsea and in the

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for

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. He also played for

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, Rosenborg and

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and earned 24

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for

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. He moved into management in 1999 with Strømsgodset and later with Moss, Follo, Lillestrøm and Strømmen.

Club career

His playing career began in

, and he later joined

as a professional. During his two seasons at the club he was involved in two championships in

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and

1990 Important events of 1990 include the Reunification of Germany and the unification of Yemen, the formal beginning of the Human Genome Project (finished in 2003), the launch of the Hubble Space Telescope, the separation of Namibia from South ...

. 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 1995 was designated as: * United Nations Year for Tolerance * World Year of Peoples' Commemoration of the Victims of the Second World War This was the first year that the Internet was entirely privatized, with the United States government ...

. 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

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; in the fifth round against

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at Stamford Bridge, Johnsen went down in the penalty area in the final minutes of extra time and referee Mike Reed awarded a penalty to Chelsea. The penalty was converted by Frank Leboeuf and secured a 1–0 win for Chelsea. It was considered by

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's Scott Murray as one of the six worst referee decisions ever. Johnsen was left out of the squad for the final but played in the semi-final against

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. Shortly after this he returned to his native Norway where he played for Rosenborg and finally

before retiring in June 1999.

International career

Johnsen was a central defender who was capped 19 times for the Norwegian national team, participating in the 1994 World Cup. He also won five caps during Norway's unsuccessful qualification campaign for 1988 Olympics, although these are not recognized as full internationals by

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. He made 16 under-21 appearances for

. Perhaps the most famous moment in Johnsen's career came on 15 November 1989, during a match between Norway and Scotland, at

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, where he scored a goal from the middle of the pitch. The goal went around the world, even making

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's "Play of the Day". It also caught the interest of Chelsea who purchased Johnsen later that same year. Legendary Scottish goalkeeper Jim Leighton said about the shot twenty years later: "I'm never allowed to forget about it in Scotland, it is the furthest I've ever lost a goal from." Johnsen reconstructed the goal together with Leighton in 2009 on the Norwegian sports entertainment show

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Managerial career

Johnsen remained with Strømsgodset as an assistant coach for the next three years after he retired as a footballer. Later he had spells with

(2002–2003) and Follo (2003–2006). He also worked for Lillestrøm as a player developer. After Tom Nordlie resigned on 29 May 2008, Johnsen stepped in as caretaker, together with former Chelsea teammate Frode Grodås. In January 2012, he agreed to coach Strømmen. Ahead of the 2019 season he became youth director of

Honours

Moss *

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1987 Events January * January 1 – Bolivia reintroduces the Boliviano currency. * January 2 – Chadian–Libyan conflict – Battle of Fada: The Military of Chad, Chadian army destroys a Libyan armoured brigade. * January 3 – Afghan leader ...

Bayern Munich *

: 1988–89, 1989–90 Chelsea *

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: 1996–97; Runner up: 1993–94 *

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: 1989–90 Rosenborg *Tippeligaen:

1997 Events January * January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States. * January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis. * January 1 ...

1998 1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''. Events January * January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...

Individual * Chelsea Player of the Year: 1995

Statistics

Club

¹Includes four 1989–90 Full Members Cup games.

International

International goals

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References

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