Bjørn "Bummen" Johansen (born September 7, 1969) is a former Norwegian

Norway

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 footballer

Football (soccer)

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, who played midfielder

Midfielder

A midfielder is an association football position. Some midfielders play a more defensive role, while others blur the boundaries between midfielders and forwards. The number of midfielders a team uses during a match may vary, depending on the team's formation and each individual player's role...

 for Tromsø IL for most of his career. Johansen got his debut in 1987, and played for Tromsø I.L. until 1992. He moved to Viking F.K.

Viking F.K.

Viking Fotballklubb is a Norwegian football club from the city of Stavanger. The club was founded in 1899 as football was becoming increasingly popular...

 in 1993, and stayed there for two seasons. In 1995, Johansen was back at Tromsø I.L., and stayed with the club until 1999. Johansen enjoyed two good seasons with Swedish

Sweden

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 team Helsingborgs IF

Helsingborgs IF

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, before he again returned to Tromsø IL to help the club return to the Norwegian Premier League

Norwegian Premier League

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 in 2002.

Johansen was and still is a favorite among many Tromsø IL fans. With the exception of his 4 seasons away from the club, he played in almost every match Tromsø IL played between 1989 and 2005. This made Bjørn Johansen the player with the most matches for Tromsø I.L. ever. Johansen also participated in all of Tromsø IL's four European Cup campaigns.

Johansen played international matches for various age-based Norwegian national teams, but he was never given the chance to play for the Senior Norwegian national team

Norway national football team

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. Many people, especially Tromsø IL fans, consider him among the best Norwegian footballers never to have received this honor.

Following Johansen's retirement in 2005, he has worked as a sports commentator for the Norwegian TV 2

TV 2 (Norway)

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External links

• Johansen Profile at Tromsø I.L.'s homepages