Frode Johnsen (born March 17, 1974 in Skien) is a Norwegian footballer, currently playing for Japanese football club Shimizu S-Pulse. 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.
Johnsen began his career with minnows Skotfoss IL, but did not make his Tippeligaen debut until a switch to Odd Grenland ...
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Frode Johnsen (born March 17, 1974 in Skien) is a Norwegian footballer, currently playing for Japanese football club Shimizu S-Pulse. 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.
Johnsen began his career with minnows Skotfoss IL, 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.
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 B.K., 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. His new club and he won the championship. Rosenborg narrowly missed out on qualifying from the group stage of the...
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