He made his debut for Bodø/Glimt in 1993 and played 70 games before he was signed by English Premiership side Southampton, in 1997.
His spell at the English side was spent mostly in the reserves and rarely played for the Saints.
He also spent a period on loan at Bristol City, before being transferred to Swedish side Helsingborgs IF.
On 31 August 2014 Johansen made comeback for his home club Kabelvåg, he just played one game to finish his career for good.
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