Frode Johnsen

Frode Johnsen
Personal information
Full name	Frode Johnsen
Height	1.88 m (6 ft 2 in)
Position(s)	Striker
Team information
Current team	Odd Grenland
Number	11
Youth career
	Skotfoss TIF
Senior career*
Years	Team
1993–2000	Odd Grenland
2000–2006	Rosenborg
2006–2008	Nagoya Grampus
2009–2010	Shimizu S-Pulse
2011–	Odd Grenland
International career
2000–2007	Norway
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 28 January 2010

Frode Johnsen (born 17 March 1974 in Skotfoss, Skien) is a Norwegian footballer who plays for Odd Grenland. He can play in several positions, but preferably as a striker or midfielder. Johnsen is 188 cm tall, and is a good header of the ball. He left Nagoya Grampus to join Shimizu for the 2009 season.^[1]

Career

Early years

Johnsen began his career with minnows Skotfoss TIF, but did not make his Tippeligaen debut until a switch to Odd Grenland where he made his debut in the Norwegian Premier League in 1999 at the age of 25.

Rosenborg

2000

He was transferred to Rosenborg mid-season in 2000, as a replacement for John Carew. Johnsen previously studied to be a police officer during his time in Odd Grenland, but quit school to play for Rosenborg. He played fifteen games for Rosenborg in his first season, scoring 9 goals - 12 in total, as he scored 3 goals for Odd before the switch [1]. His new club and he won the championship. Rosenborg narrowly missed out on qualifying from the group stage of the Champions League. Johnsen did very well, scoring five goals in six games - including a hat-trick against Helsingborg. As they finished third, they advanced to the UEFA Cup where they crashed out in the first round to Alaves, Johnsen scored the goal in the 1-1 away leg, but could not prevent Rosenborg from losing 3-1 at home.

2001

In his first full season he became joint top-scorer with 17 goals (shared with Thorstein Helstad and Clayton Zane), playing in all games but one. Rosenborg won the league again by a single point ahead of Lillestrøm. In the Champions League Rosenborg finished fourth in their group. Johnsen played in all six games but one and did not score any goals, though he netted one in the qualifiers.

2002

Johnsen won his third championship in a row in 2002. He only played in 17 out of 26 games due to injury, scoring 7 goals. In the Champions League he scored twice in the qualification round, but did not score any in the group stages as Rosenborg only got four points and finished last, despite losing only two games.

2003

He was involved in every game in the 2003 season as Rosenborg cruised through the championship, winning by 14 points. Johnsen scored 15 goals, only beaten with two by team-mate Harald Brattbakk. He also won the cup with Rosenborg over Bodø/Glimt, scoring the equaliser as Rosenborg eventually won 3-1. He was the top scorer of the cup, scoring 11 goals in 7 games. In the Champions League, Rosenborg and Johnsen failed to reach the group stage, losing narrowly to Deportivo in the qualifiers. They still got to play UEFA Cup, and had a good run before losing on away goals to Benfica. Johnsen played in all but one game in Europe this season, scoring 2 goals in 9 games.

2004

The 2004 season was dramatic and very memorable season for Frode Johnsen. Rosenborg fought with Vålerenga for the championship, and before the last game of the season, Rosenborg was in the lead, but only on more scored goals. 7 minutes from time in Rosenborgs game against FC Lyn, Vålerenga made it 3-0 in their league game. Rosenborg was leading 3-1 at the time and needed one more to win the league, and in stoppage time Frode Johnsen scored his second of the game with a diving header, winning the championship [2]. Johnsen played in all game and was named top scorer that year, notching up 19 goals in the process. He did not score as many in Europe, but nevertheless, Rosenborg was back in the Champions League. Only two points this time, and Johnsen scored 2 goals in total (w/ Q-rounds).

2005

After winning five championships in a row, the 2005 season was a devestatin one as his team only finished 7th. Johnsen scored only 7 goals in his 23 games that season. In 2005, both RCD Mallorca and AC Sparta Prague were interested in signing Johnsen, but nothing happened. He was involved in all Champions League games, but did not score. They finished third in a group which contained Real Madrid, Lyon and Olympiacos, but was eliminated in the first UEFA Cup round against FC Zenit St. Petersburg.

2006

Frode Johnsen started the season well, and halfway through the season he had scored 6 goals in 13 games before Nagoya Grampus Eight came knocking. Johnsen could not resist the chance of going to play abroad and after serving Rosenborg faithfully for a number of years, they let him go and sold him in July 2006.

In all competitions, Johnsen played 234 games and scored 125 goals for Rosenborg.

Nagoya Grampus Eight

He signed an 18-month contract and started his Nagoya career by scoring twice in an away match against JEF Chiba on 29 July 2006. Nagoya won the match 3-2. He scored eight more times finishing with 10 goals in 18 games as Nagoya Grampus finished in 7th place.

In his first full season in 2007, Nagoya only managed an 11th place. He scored 13 goals in 26 games.

In 2008, Johnsen and Nagoya fought for the J. League championship until the final day, but ended up in third place, qualifing for an Asian Champions league spot.

On 28 October 2008, Frode Johnsen stated that he would stay in Japan for at least one more year, either for Nagoya or another Japanese club.^[2]

Shimizu S-Pulse

On 18 November 2008, Frode Johnsen announced that he would be leaving Nagoya after this season, and that he was only a medical away from securing a move to another Japanese club. He did not reveal which club it was until the 2008 season was over.^[3] It was eventually known that he would join Shimizu S-Pulse for the 2009 season.

Shimizu S-Pulse finished in 7th place in his first season and five points from a AFC Champions League place, as Johnsen scored 9 league goals.

On 1 August Johnsen scored his first hat-trick in the J-League in a 6-3 win against Shonan Bellmare.

On 14 November 2010, Johnsen scored one goal in a 5-0 win against Shonan Bellmare in what will be his last league game in Japan. He has announced that he will return to Norway after this season.

International career

Frode Johnsen has 33 caps, and has scored 10 goals for the Norwegian national team. He made his debut against Finland on August 16, 2000 coming on for Steffen Iversen 20 minutes from time.

His first international goal came against Wales in a 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

His last international appearance came against Bosnia-Herzegovian in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualification match which Norway lost 1-2. Long flight distances between Europe and Japan is one reason why he has not played in more games since joining Nagoya Grampus.

International goals

Scores and results list Norway's goal tally first.

#	Date	Venue	Opponent	Result	Competition	Scored
1-2	2001-01-24	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	South Korea	3-2	Friendly match	2
3	2001-09-05	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Wales	3-2	2002 FIFA World Cup qualification	1
4	2004-08-18	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Belgium	2–2	Friendly match	1
5	2004-01-22	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Sweden	3-0	Friendly match	1
6	2004-01-25	Hong Kong Stadium, Hong Kong	Honduras	3-1	Friendly match	1
7	2005-04-20	A. Le Coq Arena, Tallinn	Estonia	2-1	Friendly match	1
8	2005-05-24	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Costa Rica	1-0	Friendly match	1
9-10	2006-05-24	Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo	Paraguay	2-2	Friendly match	2

Career statistics

Statistics accurate as of match played 31 May 2011

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