Ronny Johnsen

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Ronny Johnsen
Johnsen in 2017
Personal information
Full name Jean Ronny Johnsen[1]
Date of birth (1969-06-10) 10 June 1969 (age 54)[2]
Place of birth Sandefjord, Norway
Height 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Position(s)
defensive midfielder
Youth career
Sem
Stokke
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1987–1991
Eik-Tønsberg
 98 (24)
1992–1994
Lyn
 38 (8[3])
1994–1995 Lillestrøm 23 (4)
1995–1996 Beşiktaş 22 (1)
1996–2002 Manchester United 99 (7)
2002–2004 Aston Villa 49 (1)
2004–2005 Newcastle United 3 (0)
2005–2008 Vålerenga 59 (6)
Total 384 (50)
International career
1991–2007 Norway 62 (3)
Managerial career
2020–2021
Eik Tønsberg
2023– Norway U23 women (assistant)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Jean Ronny Johnsen (born 10 June 1969) is a Norwegian former

Lyn, Lillestrøm, Beşiktaş, Manchester United, Aston Villa, Newcastle United and Vålerenga
.

Johnson was part of the Manchester United team that won the Treble of the Premier League, FA Cup and UEFA Champions League in 1999. He won an additional two Premier League titles and two FA Charity Shields with United, as well as the Norwegian league title with Vålerenga.

Johnson was capped 62 times for Norway. He represented his country at the 1998 FIFA World Cup.

Club career

Born in

Tippeligaen. Halfway through the 1994 season, Johnsen transferred to Lillestrøm, where he was used more as a centre-back than a striker,[6] before he moved to Beşiktaş in 1995. After a half season in Turkey, Johnsen was approached by Manchester United manager, Alex Ferguson who wanted to sign him. Johnsen turned down the first offer,[7] but transferred to Manchester United during the summer of 1996, and signed a five-year contract with the club. With a fee of £1.2million,[8] Johnsen became the then most expensive Norwegian defender.[9]

While at Manchester United, he won 4 league titles (1997, 1999, 2000, and 2001), and one FA Cup in 1999 with the club. He was also a part of the team that won the UEFA Champions League in 1999. He covered the central midfield position in Manchester United's away win over Juventus in the semi-final. He also played the whole of the final in Barcelona, this time in defence, alongside Jaap Stam. He has the rare distinction of also winning four medals in four consecutive appearances with the club. He was on the pitch for the title clincher, FA Cup final, and Champions League final in 1999, and because of injury, the 2000 league title clincher against Tottenham Hotspur. Although he fell well short of the 10 appearances required for a title winner's medal in 2000, he received a title winner's medal through special dispensation – similar to the one credited to Dion Dublin for the same reason seven years earlier. The following season, he just met the criteria for a title medal.

While at Manchester United, he scored eight goals in all competitions – the first coming against

FA Charity Shield in August 1997. He remained with them until his contract expired at the end of the 2001–02
season, when he was given a free transfer.

In 2002, Johnsen and fellow Norwegian international

Chievo Verona in a friendly, ultimately he could not agree terms with the club.[11] Johnsen then signed for Newcastle United
but only played a handful of games before being released with concerns over his fitness levels.

In February 2005, Johnsen announced his retirement from professional football. Shortly afterwards he changed his mind, signing a one-year contract with the Norwegian club Vålerenga. Subsequently, he renewed this contract three times for the following 2006, 2007 and 2008 seasons.

Johnsen retired as an active football player on 3 November 2008, with Vålerenga losing their final game of the 2008 season 1–0 to SK Brann.

International career

Johnsen did not represent Norway at youth level; but while Johnsen was playing for Eik at the second tier,

Gunnar Thoresen.[15]

Career statistics

Club Season League League National Cup1 League Cup Continental2 Other3 Total
Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals
Lyn
1992
Tippeligaen
 12 1 3 3 — — — 15 4
1993
 19 4 0 0 — — — 19 4
1994 First Division 7 3 2 1 — — — 9 4
Total 38 8 5 4 — — — 43 12
Lillestrøm
1994
 Tippeligaen 10 3 — 4 0 — 14 3
1995
 13 1 — — — 13 1
Total 23 4 — 4 0 — 27 4
Beşiktaş 1995–96 1.Lig 22 1 — 2 0 — 24 1
Manchester United 1996–97 Premier League 31 0 2 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 42 0
1997–98 22 2 3 1 1 0 5 0 1 1 32 4
1998–99 22 3 5 0 1 0 8 0 1 0 37 3
1999–2000 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0
2000–01 11 1 0 0 1 0 4 0 1 0 17 1
2001–02 10 1 0 0 0 0 9 0 0 0 19 1
Total 99 7 10 1 3 0 35 0 3 1 150 9
Aston Villa 2002–03 Premier League 26 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 — 29 0
2003–04 23 1 1 0 3 0 — — 27 1
Total 49 1 1 0 6 0 0 0 — 56 1
Newcastle United 2004–05 Premier League 3 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 — 5 0
Vålerenga
2005
 Tippeligaen 23 1 3[1] 0 — 0 0 — 26 1
2006
 19 3 0 0 — 0 0 — 19 3
2007
 17 2 0 0 — 2 0 — 19 2
2008
 6 0 0 0 — — — 6 0
Total 65 6 3 0 — 2 0 — 70 6
Career total 299 27 19 5 11 0 43 0 3 0 375 32

1 Includes FA Cup, Norwegian Football Cup and Turkish Cup.

2 Includes Champions League and UEFA Cup.

3 Includes FA Community Shield and Turkish Super Cup

Honours

Manchester United

Vålerenga

Individual

References

  1. ^ a b Ronny Johnsen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. ^ "Jean Ronny Johnsen" (in Turkish). Turkish Football Federation. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  3. ^ "Ronny Johnsen som Lynspiller" (in Norwegian). Lynhistorie.com. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
  4. ^ a b c Sonstad, Trym Oust (14 November 2008). "Her er Ronny Johnsens karrierehøydepunkter" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  5. ^ Sørensen, Alex (14 November 2008). "Ronny Johnsen takket nei til United" (in Norwegian). TV 2. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  6. ^ a b c d e "Ronny Johnsen – Hall of Fame" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 20 December 2012. Archived from the original on 12 April 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  7. ^ "Ronny Johnsen takket nei til United" (in Norwegian). TV 2. 13 August 2009. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  8. ^ Metcalf, Rupert; Nixon, Alan (6 July 1996). "Di Matteo seals move to Chelsea". The Independent. Independent Print Limited. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  9. Store norske leksikon
    (in Norwegian). Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  10. ^ "Aston Villa 2–0 Leeds". BBC. 7 February 2004. Retrieved 23 October 2009.
  11. ^ "Saints offer Johnsen chance". 6 August 2004.
  12. ^ Koren, Eirik; Elster, Kristian (1 April 2010). "Ronny Johnsen kan bli spiss" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  13. ^ "Ronny: – Vi slår Polen" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. Norwegian News Agency. 30 August 2001. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  14. ^ "Hareide vil ha Ronny Johnsen" (in Norwegian). Nettavisen. 3 August 2007. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
  15. ^ Lyngøy, Roar (7 June 2013). "Kapteinen tror ikke han kopierer eldstemann" (in Norwegian). Bergens Tidende. Retrieved 12 June 2013.[permanent dead link]
  16. ^ "Ronny Johnsen: Overview". Premier League. Retrieved 17 April 2018.
  17. ^ "Man Utd 2–0 Newcastle". The Guardian. London. 22 May 1999. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  18. ^ "Manchester United v Newcastle United, 11 August 1996". 11v11.com. AFS Enterprises. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  19. ^ "Charity remains at home". The Irish Times. Dublin. 4 August 1997. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  20. ^ "United crowned kings of Europe". BBC News. 26 May 1999. Retrieved 12 October 2019.
  21. ^ "Norway – R. Johnsen – Profile with news, career statistics and history – Soccerway".

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