Sofus Johansen

Sofus Johansen
Personal information
Full name	Sofus Aksel Johansen
Date of birth	1 November 1900
Place of birth	Copenhagen, Denmark
Date of death	17 May 1974 (aged 73)
Place of death	Hvidovre, Denmark
Position(s)	Wing-half
Senior career*
Years	Team
	Borup IF
1923–1931	Frem
International career
1925–1931	Denmark
Managerial career
1934–1935	Hvidovre
1940–1943	Frem
1943–1945	Køge Boldklub
	*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Sofus Johansen (1 November 1900 – 17 May 1974) was a Danish football player and manager.^[2] He played in eight matches for the Denmark national football team from 1925 to 1931.^[3]

Playing career

After starting his career for Borup IF, he moved to Frem in 1923. He scored 20 goals in 94 appearances for the club during his eight years at the club, helping the club win the 1930–31 Danish Championship League.^[4] He also gained eight caps for the Denmark national team between 1925 and 1931.^[5]

Managerial career

In 1934, Johansen was appointed head coach of Hvidovre IF, who had recently become affiliated to the Kjøbenhavns Boldspil-Union (KBU).^[6] Between 1940 and 1943, he managed Frem, leading them to the Danish league title in the 1940–41 season.^[4]^[7] He would later coach Køge Boldklub between 1943 and 1945.^[8]

After football

Besides his football career, Johansen worked as a bricklayer.^[4] In 1932, he starred as "Danish national team player", a role in Per-Axel Branner's film His Life's Match.^[9]

Johansen started boxing to maintain his fitness during the winter season, and later became so skilled that he had numerous matches and eventually became a competitive boxer.^[4]

Honours

Player

Frem

Manager

Frem

Danish War Tournament: 1940–41

References

^ ^a ^b "A-landsholdspillere – Sofus Johansen". Haslund. Archived from the original on 8 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "Sofus Johansen". EU Football. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ "Sofus Johansen". worldfootball.net. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Sofus Johansen". Boldklubben Frem (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 February 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ Sofus Johansen national team profile at the Danish Football Association (in Danish)
^ "HIFs første 50 år (1925 – 1975)". Hvidovre Idrætsforening (in Danish). Archived from the original on 22 March 2023. Retrieved 1 August 2023.
^ "Vindere af 3F Superliga". DBU (in Danish). Archived from the original on 2 August 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ "Cheftrænere i Køge Boldklub". Køge Boldklub (in Danish). Archived from the original on 16 June 2023. Retrieved 2 August 2023.
^ Sofus Johansen at IMDb