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Martin Dahlin Personal information Full name Martin Nathaniel Dahlin Date of birth 16 April 1968 Place of birth Uddevalla, Sweden Height 1.84 m (6 ft 1⁄2 in) Playing position Striker Youth career Lund Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1987–1991 Malmö 87 (45) 1991–1996 Borussia Mönchengladbach 106 (50) 1996 Roma 3 (0) 1996–1997 Borussia Mönchengladbach 19 (10) 1997–1998 Blackburn Rovers 27 (4) 1998–1999 Hamburger SV 8 (0) Total 250 (109) National team 1991–1997 Sweden 60 (29) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Martin Nathaniel Dahlin (born 16 April 1968 in Uddevalla) is a former Swedish football player.
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Early life
He is the son of an Afro-Venezuelan father, who was a musician, and a Swedish mother who both decided to name him after Martin Luther King.[1] He was born in Uddevalla, but lived as a child in Lund.[1]
Career
In 1988, he became the second black player to represent Sweden.[2] He was part of the Swedish national team which finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring four goals in the tournament. He also participated in the team which reached the semifinals of UEFA Euro 1992.
In 1993 he was selected as best Swedish player of the year, winning Guldbollen.[2]
He played for Malmö FF, Borussia Mönchengladbach, AS Roma, Hamburger SV and Blackburn Rovers. The most successful time of his career he spent with Borussia Mönchengladbach with whom he won the German Cup in 1995 along with Stefan Effenberg.
Dahlin transferred from AS Roma to Blackburn Rovers in mid-1997 and made 21 appearances in the 1997–98 season, scoring four goals.
In the 1998–99 season, he only played five games when an injury in a training game ruled him out for the rest of the season and contributed to his retirement from the game after a short spell at Hamburger SV in 1999.
Blackburn Rovers later sued their insurance company who had refused to pay out over the injury claiming that normal wear and tear could have been a contributing factor. Although the initial verdict was given in favour of the club, in 2005 the Court of Appeal overturned the verdict and sent it back to the lower court. On 12 April 2006, the High Court ruled in favour of the insurance company, decreeing that the player probably had a pre-existing condition.[3] This decision left Blackburn about £4 million out-of-pocket.
International goals
Retirement
Dahlin now lives in Sweden. He lends his name to a clothing line.[4] He speaks three languages – Swedish, English and German.[2]
Dahlin became a sports agent working for former teammate Roger Ljung's sport agency Roger Ljung Promotion AB.[5] He has since formed his own agency called MD Management.[6] He represents Ola Toivonen,[7] Guillermo Molins,[8] Jonas Olsson,[9] and Behrang Safari.[10]
Honours
- 1994 FIFA World Cup 3rd place
- DFB-Pokal winner: 1994–95
- DFB-Pokal finalist: 1991–92
Career statistics
Club performance League Cup League Cup Continental Total Season Club League Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Apps Goals Sweden League Svenska Cupen League Cup Europe Total 1988 Malmö Allsvenskan 21 17 1989 17 4 1990 19 7 1991|1991 22 11 Germany League DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal Europe Total 1991–92 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 12 2 2 0 14 2 1992–93 20 10 3 1 23 11 1993–94 27 12 5 2 32 14 1994–95 24 11 5 2 29 13 1995–96 23 15 1 0 5 3 29 18 Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total 1996–97 Roma Serie A 3 0 Germany League DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal Europe Total 1996–97 Borussia Mönchengladbach Bundesliga 19 10 England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total 1997–98 Blackburn Rovers Premier League 27 4 1 0 2 2 30 6 Germany League DFB-Pokal Premiere Ligapokal Europe Total 1998–99 Hamburger SV Bundesliga 8 0 Total Sweden 79 39 Germany 133 60 Italy 3 0 England 27 4 Career total 234 103 References
- ^ a b Christopher Clarey (10 July 1994). "Dahlin Is Swedish Player First, Pioneer a Distant Second". NY Times. http://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/10/sports/world-cup-94-dahlin-is-swedish-player-first-pioneer-a-distant-second.html?pagewanted=all. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
- ^ a b c Dwight Chapin (8 July 1994). "Skill, not race, separates Dahlin". st. Petersburg Times. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19940708&id=1tANAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nHYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6437,2596102. Retrieved 8 July 2009.[dead link]
- ^ "Rovers fail in Dahlin damages bid". BBC Sport. 12 April 2006. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/4904286.stm. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "dahlin". dahlin.nu. http://www.dahlin.nu. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Dahlins nya jobb - agent" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 18 April 2001. http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/sverige/allsvenskan/article17900.ab. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Martin Dahlin EXCLUSIVE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic One Of Sweden’s Greatest Ever Players". goal.com. 17 April 2009. http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2009/04/17/1172697/martin-dahlin-exclusive-zlatan-ibrahimovic-one-of-swedens. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Liverpool target £5m PSV Eindhoven forward Ola Toivonen". Daily Mail (London). 16 August 2010. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/football/article-1303351/Liverpool-target-5m-PSV-Eindhoven-forward-Ola-Toivonen.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Smith, Rune (27 December 2009). "Tyska Köln vill ha Guillermo Molins" (in Swedish). expressen.se. http://fotboll.expressen.se/Allsvenskan/1.1826078/tyska-koln-vill-ha-guillermo-molins. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Torgerson, Richard (5 June 2009). "Olsson flattered by Villa link". Sky Sports. http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5365621,00.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ Malmström, Håkan (15 June 2008). "Behrang Safari går till schweiziska Basel" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. http://sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotboll/mff/article336292/Behrang-Safari-gar-till-schweiziska-Basel.html. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
- ^ "Martin DAHLIN". level-k.com. http://www.level-k.com/player/M_Dahlin.htm. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
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Sweden squad – UEFA Euro 1992 semi-finalists 1 Ravelli • 2 R. Nilsson • 3 J. Eriksson • 4 P. Andersson • 5 Björklund • 6 Schwarz • 7 Ingesson • 8 Rehn • 9 Thern (c) • 10 Limpar • 11 Brolin • 12 L. Eriksson • 13 M. Nilsson • 14 Erlingmark • 15 Mild • 16 K. Andersson • 17 Dahlin • 18 Ljung • 19 J. Nilsson • 20 Ekström • Coach: SvenssonSweden squad – 1994 FIFA World Cup Third Place 1 Ravelli • 2 R. Nilsson • 3 P. Andersson • 4 Björklund • 5 Ljung • 6 Schwarz • 7 Larsson • 8 Ingesson • 9 Thern (c) • 10 Dahlin • 11 Brolin • 12 Eriksson • 13 M. Nilsson • 14 Kåmark • 15 Lučić • 16 Limpar • 17 Rehn • 18 Mild • 19 K. Andersson • 20 Erlingmark • 21 Blomqvist • 22 Hedman • Coach: SvenssonCategories:- 1968 births
- Living people
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Malmö FF players
- Borussia Mönchengladbach players
- A.S. Roma players
- Hamburger SV players
- Blackburn Rovers F.C. players
- Allsvenskan players
- Fußball-Bundesliga players
- Serie A footballers
- Premier League players
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Sports agents
- UEFA Euro 1992 players
- 1994 FIFA World Cup players
- Olympic footballers of Sweden
- Footballers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
- Swedish people of Black African descent
- Swedish people of Venezuelan descent
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