Karl Johan Johannessen

Karl Johan Johannessen
Personal information
Date of birth (1943-04-28)28 April 1943
Place of birth Ålesund, German-occupied Norway
Date of death 6 September 2025(2025-09-06) (aged 82)
Place of death Ålesund, Norway
Position(s)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1961–1967 Herd
1967–1969 Lyn 39 (8)
1970 Herd
1971 Aalesund
1972–1973 Skarbøvik
1974–1975 Aalesund
1976 Molde 19 (0)
International career
1968 Norway 1 (0)
* Club domestic league appearances and goals

Karl Johan "Kallen" Johannessen (28 April 1943 – 6 September 2025) was a Norwegian footballer. In his younger years, Johannessen played as a forward. Later in his career, he played mostly in midfield.

Biography

Johannessen played for SK Herd before transferring to Lyn in the summer of 1967.[1] He had a good scoring rate in 1967, and also notably scored four goals in six games in the 1968–69 European Cup Winners' Cup.[2] He also got the chance to represent Norway once.[3][4]

In 1970 he returned to SK Herd,[5] then he went on to Aalesunds FK in 1971,[6] Skarbøvik IF in 1972,[7] Aalesund again in 1974,[8] and Molde FK in 1976.[3]

Johannessen died in Ålesund on 6 September 2025, at the age of 82.[9]

References

  1. ^ "Herd-stjerne klar for Lyn". Dagbladet (in Norwegian). 27 June 1967. p. 8.
  2. ^ "Karl Johan Johannessen" (in Norwegian). Lynhistorie.com. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  3. ^ a b Karl Johan Johannessen at National-Football-Teams.com
  4. ^ Karl Johan Johannessen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  5. ^ "Kallen tilbake til Herd". Glåmdalen (in Norwegian). 14 November 1969. p. 5.
  6. ^ "Ålesund slo Hødd 2-0". Stavanger Aftenblad (in Norwegian). 5 April 1971. p. 12.
  7. ^ "SIF-Bergsøy 2-0". Adresseavisen (in Norwegian). 19 June 1972. p. 11.
  8. ^ "Aalesund og Clausenengen spilte uavgjort". Trønder-Avisa (in Norwegian). 30 April 1974. p. 17.
  9. ^ Death notice
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