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Damien Johnson Damien Michael Johnson ( born 18 November 1978 ) is a Northern Irish former footballer who is professional development phase lead coach at Blackburn Rovers . 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 clubs 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 . Club career . Blackburn Rovers . His first English team was Blackburn Rovers , for whom Johnson signed as a trainee , from Portadown F.C . in 1997 , making his debut in the League Cup on 30 September 1997 , a 1–0 defeat to Preston North End , in which he picked up a yellow card . Loaned to Nottingham Forest on 28 January 1998 , Johnson played in five games , and , despite accruing a yellow card in his last February appearance , performed well for the team . Blackburn won the 2002 League Cup Final a few days before Johnson left the club . Despite not being part of the squad for the final Johnson had contributed to a few games earlier in the cup run , including scoring a goal against Manchester City . Birmingham City . Having dropped down the pecking order at Blackburn and out of contract at the end of the season , Johnson signed for Championship club Birmingham City on 8 March 2002 . The fee was officially undisclosed , but later reported on Birminghams website as £50,000 . In September 2004 , he signed a new three-year contract . He was voted Birminghams Player of the Year for 2005–06 . Johnson was named the Birmingham City captain for the 2006–07 season but in one of his first games as captain , he angered fans when he first threw his captains armband and then his shirt on the floor when he was substituted late on . On 28 October , his jaw was broken in two places after he was elbowed in the face by West Bromwich Albion defender Paul Robinson . Despite the injury , he played on for the remaining 10 minutes of the match . He signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract in December , to run until the end of the 2009–10 season . At the opening of the 2007–08 season Johnson injured a hamstring in a pre-season friendly . Further injuries followed , and he did not make his first league appearance of the season until 15 December , replacing the suspended Mehdi Nafti . In all Johnson made 216 appearances for Birmingham City , with 150 of those in the Premier League . Plymouth Argyle . Johnson joined Championship club Plymouth Argyle on a free transfer on 1 February 2010 , signing a two-and-a-half-year contract . Birmingham manager Alex McLeish described him as always a terrier of a player [ who ] gave us fantastic commitment .. . and played a significant part in us returning to the Premier League , and wished him all the best . He scored his first goal for Argyle in his fourth appearance , on 16 February against Swansea City , and finished the season with two goals from 20 league matches . Huddersfield Town . 2010–11 season . On 5 August 2010 , he joined Huddersfield Town on a season-long loan deal with a view to a permanent move . He made his Terriers debut two days later as a late substitute in the 3–0 win over Notts County at Meadow Lane . In December 2010 , he suffered a cruciate ligament injury against Brighton which ruled him out for the remainder of the season . Johnson remained at the club until the end of the season to complete his rehabilitation and was nominated for the Player of the Year award . In all , he made 23 appearances . 2011–12 season . The club confirmed on 18 July 2011 that he was set to sign on another season-long loan deal , which was confirmed the next day . His second debut for the Terriers came in the 3–0 win against Sheffield United at Brammall Lane on 13 September 2011 . Fleetwood Town . On 7 June 2012 , Johnson joined newly promoted Football League Two club Fleetwood Town . Just over a year later , on 9 October 2013 , Johnson left the club by mutual consent . International career . Johnson earned his first Northern Ireland call up on 29 May 1999 , when he came on as a substitute in the 1–0 away win against the Republic of Ireland . Further appearances as substitute followed against Finland , Luxembourg , Malta , and Hungary , before he made his first full appearance versus Yugoslavia at Windsor Park , Belfast , in August 2000 . After a period when his international appearances were restricted by serious injury , Johnson made his 49th appearance for NI in the 3–0 World Cup Qualifying victory in San Marino on 11 February 2009 , when he was the BBCs Man of the Match . On 29 July 2010 , Johnson announced his retirement from international football after making 56 appearances for the team . Coaching career . Following his retirement from football , Johnson went into coaching , completing his coaching qualifications and gaining experience assisting at various clubs including Everton . Blackburn Rovers . In April 2015 , Johnson returned to Blackburn Rovers , the club at which he began his English career , as U14 academy coach . After three months he was appointed U21 lead coach , a post which was redesignated professional development phase lead coach when the development squad began to compete at under-23 level . Honours . Blackburn Rovers - Football League Cup : 2001–02 Huddersfield Town - Football League One play-offs winner : 2011–12