Bjørnar Johannessen

Bjørnar Johannessen

Personal information
Date of birth	23 September 1977
Height	1.76 m (5 ft 9 in)
Playing position	midfielder
Club information
Current team	Kråkerøy
Senior career*
Years	Team	Apps^†	(Gls)^†
	Vesterøy
	Lisleby
	Råde
	Eik-Tønsberg
2003–2004	Fredrikstad	53	(6)
2005–2007	Sparta Sarpsborg	53	(20)
2008–2009	Moss	41	(8)
2009	Sarpsborg 08	13	(5)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. † Appearances (goals)

Bjørnar Johannessen (born 23 September 1977) is a Norwegian football midfielder who is a player-coach at Kråkerøy IL.

He started his career in Vesterøy, and went on to Lisleby, Råde and Eik-Tønsberg. He then joined Fredrikstad FK,^[1] and helped win promotion to the Norwegian Premier League. He got eighteen Premier League games in 2004 without scoring.^[2] Ahead of the 2005 season he joined Sparta Sarpsborg,^[3] and ahead of the 2008 season he joined Moss FK.^[1] He joined Sarpsborg 08 in the middle of the 2009-season,^[4] and decided to retire at the end of the season.^[5] Johannessen became player-coach at Kråkerøy IL in 2010.

References

1. Nesselquist, Knut-Eigil (11 October 2007). "Spartaspiller til Moss". Moss Avis (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 April 2009.
2. "Bjørnar Johannessen". 100% Fotball, Norwegian Premier League stats. Retrieved 10 April 2009.
3. Kalnes, Petter (4 October 2004). "Johannessen valgte Sparta". Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad (in Norwegian). Retrieved 10 April 2009.
4. "Bjørnar Johannessen tilbake til Sarpsborg". f-b.no (in Norwegian). Fredrikstad Blad. 30 July 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2011.
5. "Bjørnar Johannessen gir seg i Sarpsborg 08". moss-avis.no (in Norwegian). Moss Avis. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 17 November 2011.