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

Playing career

Club career

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

International career

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

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

Other sports

"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

  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. 1 2 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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