Karsten Johannessen
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 30 November 1925 | ||
Date of death | 16 December 2018 | (aged 93)||
Place of death | Kristiansand, Norway | ||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1945–? | Start | ||
Managerial career | |||
1954–1955 | Start | ||
1957 | Start | ||
1961 | Start | ||
1967–1968 | Start | ||
1971–1974 | Start | ||
1978–1981 | Start | ||
1985 | Start | ||
1988–1989 | Start | ||
1996 | Start | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Karsten Johannessen (30 November 1925 – 16 December 2018)[1] was a Norwegian footballer and coach for IK Start.
Biography
Playing career
Johannessen played for Start after World War II. In 1945, he got his debut for the club aged 19, only few months after he was released from Grini detention camp.[2]
Coaching career
Karsten Johannessen is historically the most significant coach for the club, having held the position as coach in eighteen seasons, in nine different terms; starting in 1954 and ending in 1996.1979. In 2011, he was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in silver for his efforts for football in Southern Norway.[5]
Political views
Besides football, Johannessen was also active in local politics. He was a councillor in the
Honours
Head coach
Start
- 1980
References
- ^ Start-legenden Karsten Johannessen er død, VG (16 December 2018). Retrieved 16 December 2018. (in Norwegian)
- ^ Karsten ble hyllet Archived September 11, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Flygind, Kjetil (13 May 2009). "Karsten gjør trenercomeback for Start". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (in Norwegian). Norwegian News Agency/Vennesla Tidende. 20 April 2007. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ Fossen, Magnus Stedje (21 June 2011). "– Jeg er jo egentlig republikaner". Fædrelandsvennen (in Norwegian). Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Sterk liste for Demokratene i Norge i Kristiansand" (in Norwegian). Demokratene i Norge. 12 February 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.
- ^ "Karsten fikk Kongens fortjenestemedalje" (in Norwegian). Demokratene i Norge. 22 June 2011. Archived from the original on 23 March 2012. Retrieved 24 September 2011.