Christian Johnsen


Christian Johnsen is a retired Norwegian football striker and current manager.
Joining Moss FK from Faaberg IL ahead of the 1998 season, he played two and a half seasons for them in Eliteserien and then three and a half seasons in Raufoss IL. After finishing second top goalscorer in the 2003 1. divisjon with 17 goals, he transferred to Örebro SK of Allsvenskan. After one season he had to retire following career-ruining injuries, and blamed ÖSK's artificial turf.
Johnsen enrolled at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences. He also started a career in coaching, first for a Stabæk boys' team, later as player developer and assistant in Fram. At the time he resided in Sandefjord and worked at the Norwegian School of Elite Sport.
In 2017 he became head coach of Raufoss. He soon steered the team to promotion from the 2018 2. divisjon.