Roar Johansen (footballer), Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Roar Johansen (footballer)

Norwegian association football player and manager

Date of Birth: 08-Jul-1935

Place of Birth: Fredrikstad, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 23-Oct-2015

Profession: association football manager, association football player

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Roar Johansen (8 July 1935 – 23 October 2015) was a Norwegian footballer and manager.
As a defender for Fredrikstad he helped win the league title in 1956–57, 1959–60 and 1960–61, and the cup title in 1957, 1961 and 1966.
In total he played 190 league-games and scored five goals for Fredrikstad from 1952 to 1967.Johansen was also an important player for the Norwegian national team.
He was capped 61 times; including a Norwegian record of 54 consecutive international matches between 18 September 1960 and 24 September 1967 (which was also his last international).
He played in Norway's shock 3-0 win against Yugoslavia in 1965. He went on to coach Fredrikstad.
He died on 23 October 2015 at 80 years old.