Jonatan Johansson
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Jonatan Lillebror Johansson (born 16 August 1975) is a Finnish former football player and coach. His main position was a striker, playing most notably for Rangers and Charlton Athletic.
Johansson was also a regular in the Finnish national team, earning a total of 106 caps.
Personal life
Johansson married Jean Anderson, a Scottish television presenter who is from Port Glasgow, in June 2008.
Club career
Johansson was born in Stockholm, Sweden, and started his career in Finland with his hometown team Pargas IF. He went to TPS Turku, a Veikkausliiga club. He moved to FC Flora Tallinn in 1997, becoming the first Finnish player to move to an Estonian club.
In 1997, he migrated to Scotland to join Rangers for a £300,000.
Johansson joined Charlton Athletic in the English Premier League in the summer of 2000 for £3.5 million. With Shaun Bartlett, Kevin Lisbie, and Jason Euell, he fought for a spot up front.
Johansson was loaned to Norwich City, as a replacement for Dean Ashton, after being out of contention at The Valley on January 31, 2006. On 5 February, he scored his first goal to start an East Anglian derby, losing by 2–1 at home to Ipswich Town.
Bartlett and Francis Jeffers, two out-of-favour forwards, were released by Charlton in May 2006. He joined Malmö FF in July and until 2008.
Johansson signed a pre-contract agreement with Scottish Premier League side Hibernian on November 13, 2008. After his Malmö FF deal came to an end, he decided on an 18-month contract with Hibs. Johansson was unable to sign before January 1st due to transfer window restrictions, but they started training in December. In the Edinburgh derby on January 3, 2009, he made his Edinburgh debut against Hearts. In a 4–0 friendly victory, Johansson scored his first goal seven months after signing at East End Park against Dunfermline Athletic, but he was expected to leave Hibernian due to increased competition for positions. His resignation was announced on September 1, 2009.
Johansson signed for St Johnstone on October 27, 2009, just after he was announced in the starting line-up for their Scottish League Cup quarter-final match against Dundee United at home. He had been training with the club to keep his fitness up until the team's international matches later this month. Johansson has been in a short-term relationship until the new year. On Friday, he scored his first competitive goal in Scotland in ten years, but St Johnstone did not renew his short-term deal, and Johansson left the club.
Johansson was rejected by Morton and an unidentified German club, but Johansson turned down Morton's bid.
After 14 years in the United States, Johansson returned to TPS Turku on February 8, 2010. In a Veikkausliga game against VPS Vaina on May 7, he scored his first goal (a penalty kick) for his first goal (a penalty kick). In the city's local derby, he scored twice in the upcoming match against Inter Turku. In the final, he defeated HJK Helsinki 2–0. He scored ten goals on the season, his second best goalscorer, behind only two goals behind Roope Riski. On March 23, 2011, Johansson announced his retirement from professional football.
International career
On March 16, 1996 against Kuwait, Johansson made his Finnish national team debut, scoring the game's first goal. He was a regular member of the Finland squad and received his 100th cap in October 2009. Johansson made 106 appearances for Finland and scored 22 goals. Jari Litmanen has made more appearances for Finland than Johansson. Johansson is fourth in goals scored for Finland as of October 2021, after Teemu Pukki, Litmanen, and Mikael Forssell.
Craig Bellamy had verbally attacked Johansson after scoring the first goal in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifier against Wales.
Coaching career
Johansson served as their reserve team coach for Greenock Morton in 2012. In August 2012, he moved to Motherwell to work with their under-20 team. In July 2015, Johansson left Motherwell and was replaced by Stephen Craigan. He was appointed as an assistant coach to Markku Kanerva for Finland's national team in December 2016.
He was confirmed as an assistant coach to Rangers boss Pedro Caixinha on April 9, 2017. Johansson left his position with the Finland national team after starting his career with Rangers.
On September 6, 2018, Johansson was given a two-year deal as the manager of Scottish Championship club Greenock Morton. At Tannadice Park against Dundee United, his first match in charge ended in a 1–1 draw. Johansson left Morton at the end of the 2018–19 season, after the club decided not to exercise the possibility of keeping him for the second year of his contract.
On July 24, 2020, Johansson was named as the TPS's new boss. He began a two-year term with the possibility of another year.