Erland Johnsen

Erland Johnsen ( born April 5, 1967 in Moss) is a Norwegian football coach and former football player who was active in his home country and in Germany, England and for the Norwegian national team.

Career

Clubs

Emerged from the youth of the residents in his hometown football club FK Moss, Johnsen moved in 1985 into the professional team and played - apart from the season 1986 - to 1988 in the Tippeligaen, the top division in Norwegian football. In his first professional season, he went with his club in the second league from and returned as champions in this division for the season 1987 in the "Upper House " and became Norwegian champion in this. For the season 1988/89 he moved to Germany for Bundesliga club Bayern Munich. His league debut came on 30 July 1988 ( 2nd Round ) in a 2-2 away draw against Karlsruher SC, when he came on in the 42nd minute for Hans Dorfner. In two seasons, he completed 21 league, five UEFA Cup and two games in the European Cup of Champions. His only competitive goal for Bayern he scored on 15 March 1989 in the quarter -final second leg of the UEFA Cup for the 2-0 win in the home match against Heart of Midlothian in Scotland.

In the fall of 1989, Johnsen moved to England for the first division club Chelsea FC, for whom he worked for eight years actively and 1997 won the FA Cup. Shortly thereafter he returned to Norway and completed two successful seasons at Rosenborg Trondheim and last a long season for Strømsgodset Drammen, as the table twelfth and - were relegated after the relegation matches against Start Kristiansand - as a result.

National

In 1986, Johnsen his debut in the U-21 national team, for whom he played 16 international matches until 1988.

Between 1987 and 1995, played the robust center back 24 times in the national jersey. 19 times for the national team ( 2 goals) and five times in encounters that are not recognized by FIFA as 'A' matches / were. His senior international debut, he was on 1 June 1988 in Oslo during the 0-0 draw against Northern Ireland national team; He scored his first goal on 15 November 1989 in Glasgow with a 1-1 draw in World Cup qualifying match against Scotland national team. Johnsen also participated in the 1994 World Cup in the United States and some came in their final group game, a 0-0 draw against Ireland's national team to its only World Cup game; Norway resigned as Table Group E from the tournament. His last assignment, he played on 15 November 1995 in the final game of the European Championship qualifier, which was lost in Rotterdam against the national team of the Netherlands with 0:3.

Achievements

• Norwegian Champion 1987 ( with Moss FK ), 1997, 1998 ( Rosenborg Trondheim )
• German Champion 1989, 1990 ( with Bayern Munich)
• English Cup Winners 1997 ( with Chelsea )