Bent Inge Johnsen is the assistant manager of the Bodø/Glimt football team.

A former Norwegian

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

 football (soccer) player and current coach, Johnsen was versatile and could play as defender

Defender (football)

Within the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield player whose primary role is to prevent the opposition from attacking....

, midfielder and forward.

He started his career with local Mosjøen IL

Mosjøen IL

Mosjøen Idrettslag is a Norwegian sports club from Mosjøen, Vefsn, Nordland. It has sections for association football, gymnastics and skiing....

, then joined top-flight team Bodø/Glimt. After 5 years with the club he moved to Norway

Norway

Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...

's top club Rosenborg and made 65 league appearances in 3 years. He then moved to his final club, Odd Grenland and retired in 2006, aged 34.