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Martin Pringle Personal information Date of birth 18 November 1970 Place of birth Gothenburg, Sweden Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) Playing position Centre forward Club information Current club FC Copenhagen (assistant) Youth career Stenungsunds Senior career* Years Team Apps† (Gls)† 1991–1994 Stenungsunds 1994–1996 Helsingborgs 64 (15) 1996–1999 Benfica 41 (6) 1999 → Charlton Athletic (loan) 7 (3) 1999–2002 Charlton Athletic 58 (8) 2002 → Grimsby Town (loan) 2 (0) National team 1995–1996 Sweden 2 (1) Teams managed 2003–2004 GAIS (assistant) 2004–2008 Göteborg FC (women) 2008–2009 Örgryte (assistant) 2009–2011 Västra Frölunda 2011– FC Copenhagen (assistant) * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).Martin Pringle (born November 18, 1970) is a former Swedish professional footballer and current football manager who played as a centre forward between 1991 and 2002 notably for Benfica and Charlton Athletic, having also featured for Stenungsunds IF, Helsingborgs and Grimsby Town. Pringle is currently assistant manager of FC Copenhagen.
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Career
Playing career
Born in Gothenburg, Pringle did not play top flight football until well into his 20s, when he joined Helsingborgs IF. After consistent performances, he caught the eye of Portugal's S.L. Benfica, which signed him in August 1996.
However, Pringle's chances at the Lisbon club were very limited, and he chalked up just over 40 league appearances. In March 1999, following a two-month loan, he signed permanently for Premier League outfit Charlton Athletic, for a fee of £800,000. In his first season, he was unable to help the club avoid relegation.
Pringle remained a prominent force in the Addicks strike force, benefiting with more appearances due to an injury sustained by fellow forward Clive Mendonca. He helped the club climb straight back up into the top level at its first attempt, but found himself sidelined for a whole year, due to injury troubles.[1] On his return to fitness, he was loaned out to Grimsby Town, along with Andy Todd, in February 2002.[2]
In just his second game for Grimsby, with the score 3–1 in their favour against Stockport County, defender Dave Challinor went in for a challenge on Pringle, which would break one of his legs in two places.[3] He was rushed immediately to the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby.[4]
Despite his injury, Pringle was subsequently given a squad number by Charlton, and was registered for the club for the 2002–03 season. On 4 November 2002, however, he was forced to retire from professional football.
Management career
Pringle then took up coaching, his first head coach spell being with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Swedish Women's League. In 2008, he returned to the men's game, assisting at Örgryte IS.
In December 2009, Pringle was named Västra Frölunda IF manager.[5]
As of July 11 2011, Pringle was named assistant manager of Roland Nilsson in FC Copenhagen alongside other assistant Johan Lange.[6]
References
- ^ Arsenal v Charlton preview; BBC Sport, 25 August 2000
- ^ Addick duo joins Grimsby; BBC Sport, 21 February 2002
- ^ "Pringle contract boost". BBC Sport. 16 May 2002. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/c/charlton_athletic/1991461.stm. Retrieved 9 May 2007.
- ^ Grimsby 3-1 Stockport; BBC Sport, 26 February 2002
- ^ Martin Pringle ny huvudtränare i Västra Frölunda (Swedish)
- ^ F.C. København fuldender trænerstaben (Danish)
External links
- Stats at ForaDeJogo (Portuguese)
- Profile at Zerozero
- Martin Pringle career stats at Soccerbase
- Martin Pringle at National-Football-Teams.com
Categories:- 1970 births
- Living people
- Swedish people of Jamaican descent
- Swedish footballers
- Association football forwards
- Allsvenskan players
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Primeira Liga players
- S.L. Benfica footballers
- Premier League players
- Charlton Athletic F.C. players
- The Football League players
- Grimsby Town F.C. players
- Sweden international footballers
- Swedish expatriate footballers
- Expatriate footballers in England
- Expatriate footballers in Portugal
- Swedish expatriates in Portugal
- Swedish football managers
- F.C. Copenhagen people
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