Lars Bohinen
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lars Roar Bohinen | ||
| Date of birth | 8 September 1969 | ||
| Place of birth | Vadsø, Norway | ||
| Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Youth career | |||
| 1985 | Langnes | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1986 | Bærum SK | 2 | (0) |
| 1987 | Lyn | 20 | (3) |
| 1988–1989 | Vålerenga | 33 | (5) |
| 1989-1990 | Viking | 10 | (0) |
| 1990–1993 | BSC Young Boys | 58 | (6) |
| 1993 | → Lillestrøm (loan) | 19 | (1) |
| 1993–1995 | Nottingham Forest | 64 | (7) |
| 1995–1998 | Blackburn Rovers | 59 | (7) |
| 1998–2001 | Derby County | 56 | (1) |
| 2001–2002 | Lyngby | 26 | (0) |
| 2002 | Farum | 2 | (0) |
| 2003–2005 | Vålerenga | 6 | (2) |
| Total | 355 | (32) | |
| National team‡ | |||
| 1989–1991 | Norway U21 | 8 | (1) |
| 1989–1999 | Norway | 49 | (10) |
| Teams managed | |||
| 2012–2013 | Asker | ||
| 2014– | Sandefjord | ||
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* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 11 January 2008. | |||
Lars Roar Bohinen (born 8 September 1969 in Vadsø) is a Norwegian former professional footballer who played as a midfielder from 1986 until 2005 notably in the English Premier League for Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers and Derby County.
Club career
His first professional club was Vålerenga, and he played for Viking, Young Boys Bern, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County and Lyngby F.C..
Nottingham Forest
Bohinen is perhaps most well known in England for his time with Nottingham Forest. He moved from BSC Young Boys to Frank Clark's Nottingham Forest for a £450,000 fee in 1993. He joined Forest at a time when they were struggling in the first division of English Football, and a clause in his contract meant that he could leave at any time if another club matched a £700,000 buyout fee. After gaining promotion to the Premier League with Forest, Bohinen stayed there for another season which included some famous goals for the Norwegian, most notably a 30-yard lob at White Hart Lane in a 1–4 victory for Forest against Tottenham Hotspur. In 1995 English champions Blackburn matched the £700,000 buyout clause in his contract and Bohinen moved to Ewood park, signing a three-year contract.[1]
Derby County
Bohinen joined Derby County from Blackburn in March 1998 for £1.45 million. He had his contract cancelled by the club in January 2001,[2] having scored just once in a 3–1 away defeat against Crystal Palace in April 1998.[3][4]
International career
He made his debut for the Norwegian national team in 1989 and earned 49 caps, scoring 10 goals.[5] He once refused to play for the Norwegian national team against France in protest after the French Army started carrying out nuclear tests in the South Pacific.[6]
Retirement
After he retired from footballing, Bohinen became assistant coach for Vålerenga in Oslo, Norway, but later quit the job. He later became sporting director in Stabæk, but resigned in April 2009.
In 2011, Bohinen finished third on the television show Skal vi danse?, the Norwegian version of Strictly Come Dancing.[7]
Lars Bohinen is a cousin of Sigurd Rushfeldt.
References
- ↑ "Bohinen incurs Forest wrath". The Independent. 6 October 1995. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
- ↑ "Rams let Bohinen go". BBC Sport. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace 3–1 Derby County". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 April 1998. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ↑ "Crystal Palace 3 Derby County 1". Sporting Life. 18 April 1998. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
- ↑ Norway – Record International Players – RSSSF
- ↑ "Sporting Digest: Football". The Independent. 29 July 1995. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
- ↑ "Fan 'completes' 1996 Premier League sticker album". BBC News. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
External links
- Lars Bohinen career statistics at Soccerbase
- Lars Bohinen at National-Football-Teams.com
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