Nils-Eric Johansson
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| Nils-Eric Johansson | ||
| Personal information | ||
|---|---|---|
| Full name | Nils-Eric Johansson | |
| Date of birth | January 13, 1980 (age 27) | |
| Place of birth | Stockholm, Sweden | |
| Height | 6'1" | |
| Playing position | Defender | |
| Club information | ||
| Current club | Leicester City | |
| Number | 15 | |
| Senior clubs1 | ||
| Years | Club | App (Gls)* |
| 1999-2000 2000-2001 2001-2005 2005- |
Bayern Munich Nürnberg Blackburn Rovers Leicester City |
2 (0) 40 (2) 86 (0) 65 (0) |
| National team | ||
| 2002- | Sweden | 4 (0) |
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1 Senior club appearances and goals |
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Nils-Eric Claes Johansson (born January 13, 1980 in Stockholm) is a Swedish football player who usually plays as a defender. He is currently playing for English Championship team Leicester City.
Initially on the books at Bayern Munich, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg in April 2000, before several clubs across Europe, including Blackburn Rovers, claimed interest in the player. He moved to Blackburn in October 2001 and signed a four year contract.
He made his debut in a 2-1 victory against Middlesbrough. His next match was a 7-1 victory against West Ham United. He was handed his Sweden debut in August 2002 against Russia.
He made his 75th appearance for Blackburn during the 2003-04 season. However, following Mark Hughes' arrival as Blackburn's manager, he found first team chances few and far between. He was released by Blackburn at the end of the 2004-05 season and joined Leicester City on a free transfer at the start of the 2005-06 season. He has only scored 1 goal for Leicester which came in a 1-0 win against Cardiff in the League Cup.
He is famed for his off the cuff statement "I try my best" which was later released as a song by Leicester rock and roll legends Dirty Frank. The song will be available to listen to from 14/4/07 on www.myspace.com/frankisdirty
| Leicester City F.C. - Current Squad |
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1 Douglas | 2 Maybury | 3 Kisnorbo | 4 Kenton | 5 McCarthy | 6 Hughes | 7 Hume | 8 Yeates | 9 Horsfield | 10 Johnson | 11 Tiatto | 12 Fryatt | 13 Henderson | 14 McAuley | 15 Johansson | 16 Newton | 17 Stearman | 18 Hammond | 20 Wesolowski | 21 Sheehan | 23 Jarrett | 25 Logan | 27 Porter | 28 Gradel | 29 Lycett | 33 Odhiambo | Manager: Kelly |
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