As a player, he was a midfielder from 1986 until 2005, notably playing in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers and Derby County, as well as spells with Bærum SK, Lyn Oslo, Vålerenga, Viking, BSC Young Boys, Lillestrøm, Lyngby and Farum.

[2] His first season was a success as he became a regular in the Blackburn side, scoring four league goals – including a double against his old club as Rovers thrashed Forest 7–0.

[8] He once refused to play for Norway against France in protest after the French Army started carrying out nuclear tests in the South Pacific.

In 2011, Bohinen finished third on the television show Skal vi danse?, the Norwegian version of Strictly Come Dancing.

[10] According to manager Frank Clark, Bohinen had an extraordinary amount of demands for his potential contract with Nottingham Forest, asking for 50 clauses to be added[11] including getting a job for his wife, new carpet for the home they put him in, a new car, 6 round flight trips back to Oslo a year and the ability to not play with the reserve team should he not be needed in the first squad.