Lars Bohinen

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Field	Value
name	Lars Bohinen
image	Bohinen.jpg
caption	Bohinen in 2009
fullname	Lars Roar Bohinen
birth_date
birth_place	Vadsø, Norway
height	1.85 m
position	Midfielder
years1	1986
clubs1	Bærum
caps1	2
totalcaps	355
nationalyears1	1985
nationalyears2	1986
nationalyears3	1988
nationalyears4	1987
nationalyears5	1989
nationalyears6	1989–1991
nationalteam6	Norway U21
nationalcaps6	8
manageryears1	2004–2006
manageryears2	2007–2009
manageryears3	2012–2013
manageryears4	2014–2017
manageryears5	2018–2020
manageryears6	2021
manageryears7	2022–2023
manageryears8	2023–2025
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| name = Lars Bohinen | image = Bohinen.jpg | caption = Bohinen in 2009 | fullname = Lars Roar Bohinen | birth_date = | birth_place = Vadsø, Norway | height = 1.85 m | position = Midfielder | currentclub = | youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = | years1 = 1986 | years2 = 1987 | years3 = 1988–1989 | years4 = 1989–1990 | years5 = 1990–1993 | years6 = 1993 | years7 = 1993–1995 | years8 = 1995–1998 | years9 = 1998–2001 | years10 = 2001–2002 | years11 = 2002 | years12 =2003–2005 | clubs1 = Bærum | clubs2 = Lyn | clubs3 = Vålerenga | clubs4 = Viking | clubs5 = BSC Young Boys | clubs6 = → Lillestrøm (loan) | clubs7 = Nottingham Forest | clubs8 = Blackburn Rovers | clubs9 = Derby County | clubs10 = Lyngby | clubs11 = Farum | clubs12 = Vålerenga | caps1 = 2 | goals1 = 0 | caps2 = 20 | goals2 = 3 | caps3 = 33 | goals3 = 5 | caps4 = 10 | goals4 = 0 | caps5 = 58 | goals5 = 6 | caps6 = 19 | goals6 = 1 | caps7 = 64 | goals7 = 7 | caps8 = 59 | goals8 = 7 | caps9 = 56 | goals9 = 1 | caps10 = 26 | goals10 = 0 | caps11 = 2 | goals11 = 0 | caps12 = 6 | goals12 = 2 | totalcaps = 355 | totalgoals = 32 | nationalyears1 = 1985 | nationalteam1 = Norway U15| nationalcaps1 = 5 | nationalgoals1 = 0 | nationalyears2 = 1986 | nationalteam2 = Norway U16| nationalcaps2 = 7 | nationalgoals2 = 0 | nationalyears3 = 1988 | nationalteam3 = Norway U18| nationalcaps3 = 2 | nationalgoals3 = 0 | nationalyears4 = 1987 | nationalteam4 = Norway U19| nationalcaps4 = 7 | nationalgoals4 = 3 | nationalyears5 = 1989 | nationalteam5 = Norway U20| nationalcaps5 = 6 | nationalgoals5 = 1 | nationalyears6 = 1989–1991 | nationalyears7 =1989–1999 | nationalteam6 = Norway U21 | nationalteam7 =Norway | nationalcaps6 = 8 | nationalgoals6 = 1 | nationalcaps7 = 49 | nationalgoals7 = 10 | manageryears1 = 2004–2006 |managerclubs1 = Vålerenga (assistant) | manageryears2 = 2007–2009 |managerclubs2 = Stabæk (director of sports) | manageryears3 = 2012–2013 |managerclubs3 = Asker | manageryears4 = 2014–2017 |managerclubs4 = Sandefjord | manageryears5 = 2018–2020 |managerclubs5 = Aalesund | manageryears6 = 2021 |managerclubs6 = Sarpsborg 08 | manageryears7 = 2022–2023 |managerclubs7 = Stabæk | manageryears8 = 2023–2025 |managerclubs8 = Jerv Lars Roar Bohinen (born 8 September 1969) is a Norwegian football manager and former professional footballer. His last job was as the manager of Jerv.

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 in Finnmark county, 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 moved from Young Boys to Nottingham Forest in England for a £450,000 fee in 1993. He joined Forest, managed by Frank Clark, 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, including 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. 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, having scored just once in a 3–1 away defeat against Crystal Palace in April 1998.

International career

Bohinen made his debut for the Norway national team in 1989 and earned 49 caps, scoring 10 goals.

In 1991 he scored the second goal against Italy in a 2–1 win. Another notable goal, scored from a tight angle, was the second goal in Norway`s home-leg match of the 1994 World Cup qualification against England.

He once refused to play for Norway against France in protest after the French Army started carrying out nuclear tests in the South Pacific.

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.

According to manager Frank Clark, Bohinen had an extraordinary amount of demands for his potential contract with Nottingham Forest, asking for 50 clauses to be added including getting a job for his wife, new carpet for the home they put him in, a new car and six round flight trips back to Oslo a year. The deal was never agreed to as Blackburn Rovers activated his release clause.

Managerial statistics

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Team	From	To	Record	G	W	D	L	Win %	Total
Asker	2 November 2012	28 October 2013
Sandefjord	28 October 2013	20 December 2017
Aalesund	20 December 2017	23 August 2020
Sarpsborg 08	6 June 2021	31 December 2021
Stabæk	19 August 2022	5 September 2023
Jerv	25 October 2023	2 June 2025
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Honours

Individual

• Eliteserien Coach of the Month: November 2021

References

References

1. {{NFF. 3623219
2. (6 October 1995). "Bohinen incurs Forest wrath". The Independent.
3. (23 January 2001). "Rams let Bohinen go". BBC Sport.
4. (18 April 1998). "Crystal Palace 3–1 Derby County". BBC News.
5. (18 April 1998). "Crystal Palace 3 Derby County 1". Sporting Life.
6. [https://www.rsssf.org/miscellaneous/noo-recintlp.html Norway – Record International Players] {{webarchive. link. (4 May 2013 – RSSSF)
7. "#228 - Lars Bohinen - Heia Fotball".
8. Fotballforbund, Norges. "Norge - England - 02.06.1993 00.00".
9. (29 July 1995). "Sporting Digest: Football". The Independent.
10. (19 November 2013). "Fan 'completes' 1996 Premier League sticker album". BBC News.
11. (12 December 2021). "Altibox månedens trener november: Lars Bohinen". Eliteserien.

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