Born in
Odense, Johansen began his football career in the small club of Korsløkke before moving to
Boldklubben 1909 in Odense as a striker. However, he was not successful, and moved to another of the major clubs in the city,
Odense Boldklub. Here he found his natural place as a right full back and soon attracted attention from the
Denmark national team manager. Johansen made his debut as a member of the national team on 11 June 1962 against
Hungary. The following year and a half he played 20 national matches. After attracting international interest, Johansen was the first of a number of Scandinavian players signed by
Morton in 1964. The following year, Johansen signed for
Rangers on 24 June 1965 for £20,000 after impressing manager
Scot Symon with his performance for a European Select side against a UK Select in
Stanley Matthews' testimonial. He scored for Rangers in the
1966 Scottish Cup Final against
Celtic, sealing a 1–0 win for Rangers and becoming the first foreign player to score in the final. This cup victory earned Rangers qualification to
the following season's UEFA Cup Winners' Cup. Johansen featured throughout the run to the
1967 European Cup Winners' Cup Final – Rangers' second in their history – including scoring a goal in the 2–1 first leg win against
Borussia Dortmund, the holders, who Rangers knocked out of the tournament. He played in the final which Rangers lost 1–0 in extra-time to
Bayern Munich. ==Honours==