Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | 17 March 1974 | ||
Place of birth | Skien, Norway | ||
Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||
Position(s) | Forward | ||
Youth career | |||
Skotfoss TIF | |||
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
1993–2000 | Odd | 113 | (24) |
2000–2006 | Rosenborg | 145 | (80) |
2006–2008 | Nagoya Grampus | 77 | (35) |
2009–2010 | Shimizu S-Pulse | 62 | (17) |
2011–2015 | Odd | 121 | (40) |
Total | 518 | (196) | |
International career | |||
2000–2013 | Norway | 35 | (10) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Frode Johnsen (born 17 March 1974) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played for Odd and Rosenborg in the Tippeligaen and for Nagoya Grampus and Shimizu S-Pulse in Japan. He played in several positions, but was preferred as a striker or midfielder. Johnsen is 188 cm tall, and was a good header of the ball.
In his final season for Odds BK in 2015, Johnsen won the Kniksen's Honour Award for his long career as a footballer. He retired in the age of 41. In 2013, he became the topscorer in Tippeligaen, which also made him the oldest topscorer in a European league ever.