Nils-Eric Johansson
{{short description|Swedish footballer}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Nils-Eric Johansson
| image = Nils-Eric Johansson (vs. Elfsborg in 2013, cropped).jpg
| upright = 1.2
| caption = Johansson with AIK in 2013
| fullname = Nils-Eric Claes Johansson
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1980|1|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = Stockholm, Sweden
| height = 1.86 m
| position = Defender
| currentclub =
| youthyears1 = {{0|0000}}–1994
| youthclubs1 = IFK Viksjö
| youthyears2 = 1995–1996
| youthclubs2 = IF Brommapojkarna
| youthyears3 = 1997
| youthclubs3 = AIK
| youthyears4 = 1997–1998
| youthclubs4 = Bayern Munich
| years1 = 1998–2000
| clubs1 = Bayern Munich II
| caps1 = 54
| goals1 = 1
| years2 = 1999–2000
| clubs2 = Bayern Munich
| caps2 = 2
| goals2 = 0
| years3 = 2000–2001
| clubs3 = 1. FC Nürnberg
| caps3 = 40
| goals3 = 2
| years4 = 2001–2005
| clubs4 = Blackburn Rovers
| caps4 = 86
| goals4 = 0
| years5 = 2005–2007
| clubs5 = Leicester City
| caps5 = 75
| goals5 = 1
| years6 = 2007–2018
| clubs6 = AIK
| caps6 = 297
| goals6 = 16
| totalcaps = 554
| totalgoals = 20
| nationalyears1 = 1995–1997
| nationalteam1 = Sweden U17
| nationalcaps1 = 28
| nationalgoals1 = 2
| nationalyears2 = 1997–1999
| nationalteam2 = Sweden U19
| nationalcaps2 = 25
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 1999–2001
| nationalteam3 = Sweden U21
| nationalcaps3 = 21
| nationalgoals3 = 1
| nationalyears4 = 2002
| nationalteam4 = Sweden
| nationalcaps4 = 3
| nationalgoals4 = 0
| manageryears1 = 2024–
| managerclubs1 = Täby FK (ass. coach)
}}
Nils-Eric Claes Johansson ({{IPA|sv|ˈnɪlsˌeːrɪk ˈjuːhanˌsɔn}}; born 13 January 1980) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a defender. Born in Stockholm, Johansson signed with FC Bayern Munich in 1997. He then went on to represent 1. FC Nürnberg, Blackburn Rovers, and Leicester City before returning to his native Sweden and the club AIK in 2007. He made 371 appearances for AIK until his retirement from football in 2018 due to a heart condition. He won three caps for the Sweden national team in 2002.
Club career
= Early career =
Initially on the books at IFK Viksjö, IF Brommapojkarna, AIK, and Bayern Munich, he moved to 1. FC Nürnberg in August 2000, before several clubs across Europe, including Blackburn Rovers, claimed special interest in the player.{{Cite web|date=12 November 2018|title=En legendarisk karriär i bilder: Nils-Eric Johansson 1997-2018|url=https://fotbollsthlm.se/aik/en-legendarisk-karriar-i-bilder-nils-eric-johansson-1997-2018/|access-date=25 September 2020|website=Fotboll Sthlm|language=sv-SE}}
= Blackburn Rovers =
He moved to Blackburn in October 2001 for a fee of £2,700,000, signing a four-year contract.{{Cite news|date=5 October 2001|title=Rovers sign Swede|language=en-GB|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/1580888.stm|access-date=25 September 2020}} He made his debut in a 4–1 loss against Liverpool. His next match was a 7–1 victory against West Ham United. He made his 75th appearance for Blackburn during the 2003–04 season. However, following Mark Hughes' arrival as Blackburn manager, he found first team chances few and far between. In his time at Blackburn he started in the 2002 Football League Cup Final in which they beat Tottenham Hotspur 2–1. He scored twice during his spell at Blackburn: once against Manchester City in the League Cup{{cite web |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/worthington_cup/1678672.stm |title=Rovers beat 10-man City |publisher=BBC |date=28 November 2001 |access-date =2 November 2009}} and once against Barnsley in the FA Cup.{{cite web |url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/fa_cup/1760188.stm |title=Blackburn dispatch Barnsley |publisher=BBC |date=15 January 2002 |access-date=2 November 2009}}
= Leicester City =
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. His first goal for Leicester came in a 1–0 win against Cardiff in the League Cup.{{cite news | title = Cardiff 0–1 Leicester | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/league_cup/4366988.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 26 October 2005 | access-date = 5 November 2007}} Johansson's only league goal was a last minute winner against Preston in the 2006–07 season, which all but guaranteed Leicester's survival in the Championship.{{cite news | title = Preston 0–1 Leicester | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/eng_div_1/6555229.stm | publisher = BBC Sport | date = 21 April 2007 | access-date = 5 November 2007}}
= AIK =
He was released by Leicester in May 2007 and shortly afterwards he signed for Swedish outfit AIK, where he was eligible from 1 July.{{Cite web|title=NILS-ERIC JOHANSSON KLAR FÖR AIK|url=https://news.cision.com/se/aik-fotboll/r/nils-eric-johansson-klar-for-aik,c2143573|access-date=25 September 2020|website=News Powered by Cision|date=21 May 2007 |language=sv}} In 2009, he helped the team win Allsvenskan for the first time in 11 years.
On 18 February 2018, it was announced that he would retire, effective immediately, due to a heart condition.{{cite news|last1=Kurt|first1=Nemrud|title=Nils-Eric Johansson slutar på grund av hjärtproblem|url=https://www.svt.se/sport/fotboll/uppgifter-nils-eric-johansson-avslutar-karriaren/|access-date=18 February 2018|work=Sveriges Television|date=18 February 2018|language=sv}} He played a total of 371 competitive games for the club.{{Cite web|title=Nils-Eric Johansson avslutar sin spelarkarriär|url=https://www.aikfotboll.se/nyheter/nils-eric-johansson-avslutar-sin-spelarkarriar|access-date=25 September 2020|website=AIK Fotboll|language=sv}}
International career
After having appeared for more than 70 times for the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Johansson made his full international debut for Sweden on 21 August 2002 in a friendly game against Russia in which he replaced Johan Mjällby in the 66th minute.{{Cite web|title=Nils-Eric Johansson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/spelarfakta/nils-eric-johansson/978a9cdd-0cf0-4214-930f-6595b0fc6d38|access-date=25 September 2020|website=www.svenskfotboll.se.|language=sv}}{{Cite web|title=Ryssland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll|url=https://www.svenskfotboll.se/matchfakta/ryssland-sverige-landskamper-herr-senior/1570186|access-date=25 September 2020|website=www.svenskfotboll.se|language=sv}} Later that year, he made two more appearances in friendly games against Portugal and the Czech Republic, coming on from the bench for Olof Mellberg and Erik Edman respectively.
After more than a ten-year absence from the national team, he was called up as a replacement for Oscar Wendt for the 2014 FIFA World Cup qualifiers against Austria and the Faroe Islands, but did not play.{{Cite web|title="Man tror att det är ett hyss"|url=https://www.aftonbladet.se/a/m63k91|access-date=25 September 2020|website=Aftonbladet|date=7 June 2013 |language=sv}}
In total, Johansson won three caps for the Sweden.
Post-playing career
In July 2024, Johansson was hired by Täby FK as assistant coach to Dalibor Savic.{{citation | url=https://www.mitti.se/nyheter/aikikon-forstarker-taby-fk-infor-den-kvalfyllda-hosten-6.22.235622.a49331e27a | title=AIK-ikon förstärker Täby FK inför den kvalfyllda hösten | first=Fredrik | last=Sjöquist |date=18 July 2024 |newspaper=Mitti}}
Career statistics
= Club =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition{{cite web|title=Nils-Eric Johansson » Club matches|url=http://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/nils-eric-johansson/2/|website=worldfootball.net|access-date=18 February 2018}}{{cite web|title=N. Johansson|url=https://int.soccerway.com/players/nils-eric-johansson/20557/|website=Soccerway|access-date=29 May 2017}} | ||||||||
| rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season !colspan="3"|League !colspan="2"|Cup !colspan="2"|Europe !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals | Apps | Goals |
| rowspan="3"|Bayern Munich
|2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000
|Bundesliga |0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
| colspan="2"|Total
!2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | |
| rowspan="3"|Bayern Munich II
|27 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 0 | ||
| 1999–2000
|Regionalliga Süd |26 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 26 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!53 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 53 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="3"|1. FC Nürnberg
|32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 2 | ||
| 2001–02
|Bundesliga |8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 8 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!40 | 2 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 40 | 2 | ||
| rowspan="5"|Blackburn Rovers
|20 | 0 | 8 | 2 | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03
|Premier League |30 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 39 | 0 | |
| 2003–04
|Premier League |14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 15 | 0 | ||
| 2004–05
|Premier League |22 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 27 | 0 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!86 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 109 | 3 | |
| rowspan="3"|Leicester City
|39 | 0 | 4 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 43 | 0 | ||
| 2006–07
|Championship |36 | 1 | 2 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 38 | 1 | ||
| colspan="2"|Total
!75 | 1 | 6 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 81 | 1 | ||
| rowspan="13" |AIK
|2007 |15 | 0 | 5 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 20 | 0 | ||
| 2008
|Allsvenskan |28 | 1 | 0 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 28 | 1 | ||
| 2009
|Allsvenskan |29 | 3 | 5 | 1 | colspan="2"|– | 34 | 4 | ||
| 2010
|Allsvenskan |26 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 36 | 1 | |
| 2011
|Allsvenskan |28 | 2 | 1 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 29 | 2 | ||
| 2012
|Allsvenskan |30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 44 | 0 | |
| 2013
|Allsvenskan |29 | 3 | 3 | 0 | colspan="2"|– | 32 | 0 | ||
| 2014
|Allsvenskan |27 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 2 | |
| 2015
|Allsvenskan |29 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 39 | 4 | |
| 2016
|Allsvenskan |28 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 38 | 1 | |
| 2017
|Allsvenskan |28 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 37 | 3 | |
| 2018
|Allsvenskan |colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | colspan="2"|– | |||||
| colspan="2"|Total
!297 | 16 | 34 | 3 | 38 | 2 | 369 | 21 | |
| colspan="3"|Career total
!553 | 20 | 59 | 5 | 43 | 2 | 655 | 27 |
= International =
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals |
| Sweden
|2002 |3 |0 |
| colspan="2" |Total
!3 !0 |
|---|
Honours
References
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External links
- {{NFT|6380}}
- [http://www.elitefootball.com/player/nils-eric-johansson/620 Nils-Eric Johansson] at EliteFootball.com
- {{Soccerway|nils-eric-johansson/20557}}
- {{SvFF player | id= 978a9cdd-0cf0-4214-930f-6595b0fc6d38 | fid= 522191 }}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Johansson, Nils-Eric}}
Category:Footballers from Stockholm
Category:Men's association football defenders
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