Lars Bohinen

Lars Roar Bohinen (born 8 September 1969) is a Norwegian football manager and former professional footballer.

Lars Bohinen
Bohinen in 2009
Personal information
Full name Lars Roar Bohinen[1]
Date of birth (1969-09-08) 8 September 1969
Place of birth Vadsø, Norway
Position(s) Midfielder
Team information
Current team
 Jerv (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1986 Bærum 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)
International career
1985 Norway U15 5 (0)
1986 Norway U16 7 (0)
1988 Norway U18 2 (0)
1987 Norway U19 7 (3)
1989 Norway U20 6 (1)
1989–1991 Norway U21 8 (1)
1989–1999 Norway 49 (10)
Managerial career
2004–2006 Vålerenga (assistant)
2007–2009 Stabæk (director of sports)
2012–2013 Asker
2014–2017 Sandefjord
2018–2020 Aalesund
2021 Sarpsborg 08
2022–2023 Stabæk
2023– Jerv
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

As a player, he was a midfielder from 1986 until 2005, notably playing in the Premier League for Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers and Derby County, as well as spells with Bærum SK, Lyn Oslo, Vålerenga, Viking, BSC Young Boys, Lillestrøm, Lyngby and Farum. He was capped 49 times by Norway, scoring ten goals and being part of their World Cup 1994 squad.

He has since moved into coaching, and after spells on the staff at Vålerenga and Stabæk, he has gone on to be the first team manager of Asker, Sandefjord, Aalesund, Sarpsborg 08 and Stabæk.

Club career

Bohinen was born in Vadsø, Finnmark, in far northeastern Norway near the Soviet border in the Arctic. He never played first team football in Finnmark, rather, his first professional club was Vålerenga, and he played for Viking, Young Boys Bern, Nottingham Forest, Blackburn Rovers, Derby County, Lyngby F.C. and Nordsjælland.

Bohinen is perhaps best well known in England for his time with Nottingham Forest. He moved from 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 chip at White Hart Lane in a 4–1 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.[2] His first season was a success as he became a regular in the Blackburn side, scoring four league goals - including a double against his old club as Rovers thrashed Forest 7–0. Opportunities became more limited upon Roy Hodgson's arrival in 1997, as the new manager preferred more defensive-minded central midfielders.

Bohinen joined Derby County from Blackburn in March 1998 for £1.45 million. He had his contract cancelled by the club in January 2001,[3] having scored just once in a 3–1 away defeat against Crystal Palace in April 1998.[4][5]

International career

Bohinen made his debut for the Norway national team in 1989 and earned 49 caps, scoring 10 goals.[6] He once refused to play for Norway against France in protest after the French Army started carrying out nuclear tests in the South Pacific.[7]

Coaching career

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. He has gone on to be the first team manager of Asker, Sandefjord, Aalesund, Sarpsborg 08 and Stabæk.

Personal life

Bohinen is of Kven descent.

He is a cousin of Sigurd Rushfeldt and the father of Emil Bohinen.

In 2011, Bohinen finished third on the television show Skal vi danse?, the Norwegian version of Strictly Come Dancing.[8]

Managerial statistics
As of 3 September 2023
Team From To Record
GWDLWin %
Asker 2 November 2012 28 October 2013 29 19 5 5 065.52
Sandefjord 28 October 2013 20 December 2017 134 63 21 50 047.01
Aalesund 20 December 2017 23 August 2020 84 50 14 20 059.52
Sarpsborg 08 6 June 2021 31 December 2021 29 13 4 12 044.83
Stabæk 19 August 2022 5 September 2023 34 13 8 13 038.24
Total 310 158 52 100 050.97

References
  1. Lars Bohinen at the Norwegian Football Federation (in Norwegian)
  2. "Bohinen incurs Forest wrath". The Independent. 6 October 1995. Retrieved 24 August 2012.
  3. "Rams let Bohinen go". BBC Sport. 23 January 2001. Retrieved 29 March 2008.
  4. "Crystal Palace 3–1 Derby County". BBC News. British Broadcasting Corporation. 18 April 1998. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
  5. "Crystal Palace 3 Derby County 1". Sporting Life. 18 April 1998. Archived from the original on 8 October 2011. Retrieved 17 January 2010.
  6. Norway – Record International Players Archived 4 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine – RSSSF
  7. "Sporting Digest: Football". The Independent. 29 July 1995. Retrieved 20 March 2009.
  8. "Fan 'completes' 1996 Premier League sticker album". BBC News. 19 November 2013. Retrieved 19 November 2013.
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