Roar Johansen (footballer)

Roar Johansen (8 July 1935 – 23 October 2015) was a Norwegian footballer and manager.

Roar Johansen

Personal information
Full name	Roar Johansen[1]
Date of birth	(1935-07-08)8 July 1935
Place of birth	Fredrikstad, Norway
Date of death	23 October 2015(2015-10-23) (aged 80)
Place of death	Fredrikstad, Norway
Position(s)	Defender
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
1952–1967	Fredrikstad	190	(5)
International career
1953	Norway U19	1	(0)
1955–1957	Norway U21	9	(0)
1956–1960	Norway B	3	(0)
1958–1967	Norway	61	(0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a defender for Fredrikstad he helped win the league title in 1956–57, 1959–60 and 1960–61, and the cup title in 1957, 1961 and 1966. In total he played for Fredrikstad from 1952 to 1967.^[2]

Johansen was also an important player for the Norwegian national team. He was capped 61 times;^[3] including a Norwegian record of 54 consecutive international matches between 18 September 1960 and 24 September 1967 (which was also his last international).^[4] He played in Norway's shock 3-0 win against Yugoslavia in 1965.

He went on to coach Fredrikstad.^[5] He died on 23 October 2015 at 80 years old.^[6]