Karl Johan Johannessen

Karl Johan "Kallen" Johannessen 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. 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. He also got the chance to represent Norway once.
In 1970 he returned to SK Herd, then he went on to Aalesunds FK in 1971, Skarbøvik IF in 1972, Aalesund again in 1974, and Molde FK in 1976.
Johannessen died in Ålesund on 6 September 2025, at the age of 82.