A midfielder with 52 caps and 7 goals for his country, he was even the national team captain in 14 matches during the 1970s. Johansen played 327 matches for Skeid, of which 166 came in the Norwegian Premier League. Spending two seasons with LSK, he would lift the two league titles as well as the 1977 cup title.
The next year he returned to Skeid, finishing his career there.