Pål Arne Johansen (born 16 February 1977) is a Norwegian professional football manager and former player who played as a midfielder.
Ahead of the 1994 season, he moved south to attend the Norwegian School of Elite Sport and play youth football for Bærum.
[2] In 2002, he joined Bærum,[3] but after one season he pursued a coaching career, starting as player-manager of Groruddalen.
He also immersed himself in theoretical football studies at the Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, co-writing the book Ferdighetsutvikling i fotball in 2002.
[9] Ahead of the 2017 season he succeeded Eirik Horneland as head coach of Norway U18 and U19.