Henry Johansen

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Henry "Tippen" Johansen
Personal information
Full name Henry Johansen
Date of birth (1904-07-21)21 July 1904
Place of birth Kristiania, Norway
Date of death 29 May 1988(1988-05-29) (aged 83)
Position(s) Goalkeeper
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1923–46 Vålerenga
International career
1926–38 Norway[1] 48 (0)
Managerial career
1944 Vålerenga
1949 Vålerenga
*Club domestic league appearances and goals
Olympic medal record
Men's football
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Team

Henry "Tippen" Johansen (21 July 1904 – 29 May 1988) was a Norwegian footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Vålerenga.[2][3] He later managed the club.

Football[edit]

Playing career[edit]

Club career[edit]

At club level, he played for Vålerenga from 1923–46.

International career[edit]

Johansen made his debut for the national team in 1926 and played his last match in 1938. He participated in the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, where Norway won a surprising bronze medal.[4] He was also the Norwegian goalkeeper at the 1938 FIFA World Cup.

Coaching career[edit]

He managed Vålerenga two times; once in 1944, the second in 1949.

Other sports[edit]

"Tippen", also active in ski jumping, was awarded Egebergs Ærespris in 1938. He also practised ice hockey and bandy to a certain extent.

His autobiography, På vakt i Norges mål, was published in 1941.[3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Henry "Tippen" Johansen". www.home.no. Archived from the original on 14 October 2013.
  2. ^ Holm, Jan (20 October 2016). "Henry "Tippen" Johansen". Archived from the original on 22 November 2020. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Store norske leksikon.
  3. ^ a b Jorsett, Per (2 November 2016). "Henry "Tippen" Johansen". Archived from the original on 29 October 2017. Retrieved 2 February 2021 – via Store norske leksikon.
  4. ^ "Henry Johansen". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 September 2021.

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Preceded by Egebergs Ærespris
1938
Succeeded by