Damien Johnson, Northern Ireland footballer: Profile, Career, News & Videos

Damien Johnson is a Northern Irish football coach and former international player. Since 2019, he has been first team technical coach & head of player development at Blackburn Rovers. He is also currently serving as interim manager.

He began his career with Portadown in his native Northern Ireland from whom he signed as a trainee for Blackburn Rovers and spent seven years with the club, as well as spending time on loan with Nottingham Forest. He moved to Birmingham City in 2002, where he spent the next eight seasons and became the club's captain. Johnson was transferred to Plymouth Argyle in 2010, spent the 2010–11 and 2011–12 season on loan to Huddersfield Town, and finished his playing career with Fleetwood Town in 2012–13.

He played for his country at schoolboy and youth levels before representing the Northern Ireland senior team over an eleven-year period, earning 56 caps.