Roar Johansen (footballer)


Roar Johansen 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. 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.