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Martin Dahlin

{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 1968)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2019}}

{{Infobox football biography

| name = Martin Dahlin

| image = Martin Dahlin in Jan 2014.jpg

| caption = Dahlin at the Swedish Sports Awards 2014

| fullname = Dan Martin Nataniel Dahlin

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1968|4|16}}

| birth_place = Höganäs,SveBef1970 Sweden

| height = 1.84 m

| position = Striker

| youthyears1 = | youthclubs1 = Lunds BK

| years1 = 1987–1991 | clubs1 = Malmö FF | caps1 = 79 | goals1 = 39

| years2 = 1991–1996 | clubs2 = Borussia Mönchengladbach | caps2 = 106 | goals2 = 50

| years3 = 1996–1997 | clubs3 = Roma | caps3 = 3 | goals3 = 0

| years4 = 1996–1997 | clubs4 = → Borussia Mönchengladbach
(loan) | caps4 = 19 | goals4 = 10

| years5 = 1997–1999 | clubs5 = Blackburn Rovers | caps5 = 26 | goals5 = 4

| years6 = 1998–1999 | clubs6 = → Hamburger SV (loan) | caps6 = 8 | goals6 = 0

| totalcaps = 242 | totalgoals = 103

| nationalyears1 = 1985–1986 | nationalteam1 = Sweden U18 | nationalcaps1 = 7 | nationalgoals1 = 2

| nationalyears2 = 1988 | nationalteam2 = Sweden U21 | nationalcaps2 = 2 | nationalgoals2 = 0

| nationalyears3 = 1988 | nationalteam3 = Sweden Olympic | nationalcaps3 = 6 | nationalgoals3 = 0

| nationalyears4 = 1991–1997 | nationalteam4 = Sweden | nationalcaps4 = 60 | nationalgoals4 = 30

| medaltemplates = {{MedalTeam|{{fb|SWE}}}}

{{MedalCompetition |FIFA World Cup}}

{{MedalBronze|1994|}}

}}

Dan Martin Nataniel Dahlin ({{IPA|sv|ˈmar.tɪn daˈliːn}}; born 16 April 1968) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a striker. In his prime, he was considered one of the world's best strikers.{{cite web |title=Swedish gem who propelled Parma |url=https://www.fifa.com/news/swedish-gem-who-propelled-parma-2316703 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603021146/https://www.fifa.com/news/swedish-gem-who-propelled-parma-2316703 |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 June 2020 |website=FIFA.com |access-date=5 May 2020 |date=9 April 2014}}{{cite news |last1=Clarey |first1=Christopher |title=WORLD CUP '94; Send Sweden's Dahlin To Head of the Class |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/25/sports/world-cup-94-send-sweden-s-dahlin-to-head-of-the-class.html |access-date=5 May 2020 |work=New York Times |date=25 June 1994}}

Starting off his career with Malmö FF in 1987, he was the 1988 Allsvenskan top scorer and played for clubs in the Bundesliga, Serie A, and the Premier League before retiring in 1999.

A full international between 1991 and 1997, he won 60 caps for the Sweden national team and was in the Sweden national team that placed third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup.{{cite web|url=http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2009/04/17/1172697/martin-dahlin-exclusive-zlatan-ibrahimovic-one-of-swedens|title=Martin Dahlin EXCLUSIVE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic One Of Sweden's Greatest Ever Players|publisher=Goal.com|date=17 April 2009|access-date=6 March 2016}} He also represented Sweden at the 1988 Summer Olympics and UEFA Euro 1992. In 1993, he was bestowed the Guldbollen as Sweden's best footballer of the year.

Early life

Dahlin was born in Höganäs, Sweden to a Nigerian father, who was a musician (Nat Atkins), and a Swedish mother. Named after Martin Luther King Jr.,{{cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/10/sports/world-cup-94-dahlin-is-swedish-player-first-pioneer-a-distant-second.html?pagewanted=all |title=Dahlin Is Swedish Player First, Pioneer a Distant Second |work=The New York Times|author=Christopher Clarey|date=10 July 1994|access-date=8 July 2009}} Dahlin spent his upbringing in Lund.

Club career

In 1993, he was selected as best Swedish player of the year, winning Guldbollen.{{cite news |url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=888&dat=19940708&id=1tANAAAAIBAJ&sjid=nHYDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6437,2596102|title= Skill, not race, separates Dahlin |publisher=St. Petersburg Times|author=Dwight Chapin|date=8 July 1994|access-date=8 July 2009}} {{Dead link|date=October 2010|bot=H3llBot}}

He played for Malmö FF, Borussia Mönchengladbach, A.S. 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 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.{{cite web | url = http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/teams/b/blackburn_rovers/4904286.stm | title = Rovers fail in Dahlin damages bid | date = 12 April 2006 | access-date = 22 April 2011 | publisher = BBC Sport}} This decision left Blackburn about £4 million out-of-pocket.

International career

Dahlin earned 66 caps for the Sweden men's national team. He was in the Sweden men's national team that finished third in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring four goals in the tournament. He also was in the team that reached the semifinals of UEFA Euro 1992.

Retirement

Dahlin legally lives in Monaco.{{cite web | url = https://nyheder.tv2.dk/2020-08-16-investorer-i-lagkagehuset-og-synoptik-bor-i-skattelyet-monaco | title = tv2 | date = 16 August 2020 | publisher = tv2.dk | access-date = 16 August 2020 }} He lends his name to a clothing line.{{cite web | url = http://www.dahlin.nu | title = dahlin | publisher = dahlin.nu | access-date = 16 August 2020 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20130801092328/http://www.dahlin.nu/ | archive-date = 1 August 2013 | url-status = dead }} He speaks three languages – Swedish, English and German.

Dahlin became a sports agent working for former teammate Roger Ljung's sport agency Roger Ljung Promotion AB.{{cite web | url = http://www.aftonbladet.se/sportbladet/fotbollsbladet/sverige/allsvenskan/article17900.ab | title = Dahlins nya jobb – agent | language = sv | date = 18 April 2001 | access-date = 22 April 2011 | publisher = aftonbladet.se}} He has since formed his own agency called MD Management.{{cite web | url = http://www.goal.com/en/news/596/exclusive/2009/04/17/1172697/martin-dahlin-exclusive-zlatan-ibrahimovic-one-of-swedens | title = Martin Dahlin EXCLUSIVE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic One Of Sweden's Greatest Ever Players | publisher = goal.com | date = 17 April 2009 | access-date = 22 April 2011}} He represents Ola Toivonen,{{Cite web|url=https://www.expressandstar.com/sport/football/west-bromwich-albion/2013/06/05/west-brom-on-alert-for-psv-striker-ola-toivonen/|title=West Brom on alert for PSV striker Ola Toivonen|website=www.expressandstar.com|date=5 June 2013 }} Guillermo Molins,{{cite web | url = http://fotboll.expressen.se/Allsvenskan/1.1826078/tyska-koln-vill-ha-guillermo-molins | title = Tyska Köln vill ha Guillermo Molins | language = sv | publisher = expressen.se | access-date = 22 April 2011 | first = Rune | last = Smith | date = 27 December 2009 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20110723103519/http://fotboll.expressen.se/Allsvenskan/1.1826078/tyska-koln-vill-ha-guillermo-molins | archive-date = 23 July 2011 | url-status = dead | df = dmy-all }} Markus Rosenberg, Jonas Olsson,{{cite web | url = http://www.skysports.com/story/0,19528,11661_5365621,00.html | title = Olsson flattered by Villa link | publisher = Sky Sports | access-date = 22 April 2011 | first = Richard | last = Torgerson | date = 5 June 2009}} Behrang Safari{{cite web | url = http://sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotboll/mff/article336292/Behrang-Safari-gar-till-schweiziska-Basel.html | title = Behrang Safari går till schweiziska Basel | language = sv | publisher = Sydsvenskan | access-date = 22 April 2011 | first = Håkan | last = Malmström | date = 15 June 2008 | url-status = dead | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100616141636/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/sport/fotboll/mff/article336292/Behrang-Safari-gar-till-schweiziska-Basel.html | archive-date = 16 June 2010 | df = dmy-all }} and Pontus Jansson.{{cite web|title=Leeds' option to sign Pontus Jansson kicks in on 22nd appearance for defender|url=http://www.skysports.com/football/news/11715/10742703/leeds-option-to-sign-pontus-jansson-kicks-in-on-22nd-appearance-for-defender|publisher=Sky Sports|access-date=25 January 2017|date=25 January 2017}}

Career statistics

=Club=

:Source:{{cite web | url = http://www.level-k.com/player/M_Dahlin.htm | title = Martin DAHLIN | publisher = level-k.com | access-date = 22 April 2011}}

class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"

|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition

rowspan="2"|Club

!rowspan="2"|Season

!colspan="3"|League

!colspan="2"|National Cup

!colspan="2"|League Cup

!colspan="2"|Continental

!colspan="2"|Other

!colspan="2"|Total

Division||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals||Apps||Goals
rowspan="5"|Malmö FF

|1988

|Allsvenskan

|21

17colspan="2" |–|2117
1989

|Allsvenskan

|17

4colspan="2" |–|174
1990

|Allsvenskan

|19

7colspan="2" |–|197
1991

|Allsvenskan

|22

11colspan="2" |–|2211
colspan="2"|Total

!79||39||||||0||0|| ||||||||79||39

rowspan="6"|Borussia Mönchengladbach

|1991–92{{cite web |title=Martin Dahlin » Club matches |url=https://www.worldfootball.net/player_summary/martin-dahlin/2/ |website=worldfootball.net |access-date=5 May 2020}}

|Bundesliga

|12

220colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–142
1992–93

|Bundesliga

|20

1031colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–2311
1993–94

|Bundesliga

|27

1242colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–3114
1994–95

|Bundesliga

|24

1152colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–2913
1995–96

|Bundesliga

|23

1510colspan="2"|–531{{efn|Appearance in German Super Cup}}03018
colspan="2"|Total

!106||50||15||5||0||0||5||3||1||0||127||58

Roma

|1996–97

|Serie A

|3

010colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–40
Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan)

|1996–97

|Bundesliga

|19

1000colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–1910
rowspan="2"|Blackburn Rovers

|1997–98

|Premier League

|21

4102200colspan="2"|–246
1998–99

|Premier League

|5

0000010colspan="2"|–60
Hamburger SV (loan)

|1998–99

|Bundesliga

|8

000colspan="2"|–00colspan="2"|–80
colspan="3"|Career total

!241||103||17||5||2||2||6||3||1||0||267||113

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=International=

Appearances and goals by national team and year

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National teamSeasonAppsGoals
rowspan="8"|Sweden
199176
1992104
199386
1994126
199560
199685
199792
colspan="2"|Total6029

International goals

:Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.

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! # !! Date !! Venue !! Opponent !! Score !! Result !! Competition

1.rowspan="2" | 1 May 1991rowspan="2" | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Swedenrowspan="2" | {{fb|AUT}}4–0rowspan="2" | 6–0rowspan="2" | Friendly
2.5–0
3.rowspan="2" | 15 June 1991rowspan="2" | Idrottsparken, Norrköpingrowspan="2" | {{fb|DEN}}1–0rowspan="2" | 4–0rowspan="2" | Scania 100 Tournament
4.2–0
5.rowspan="2" | 4 September 1991rowspan="2" | Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Swedenrowspan="2" | {{fb|YUG}}1–0rowspan="2" | 4–3rowspan="2" | Friendly
6.3–2
7.7 May 1992Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

| {{fb|POL}}

4–05–0Friendly
8.26 August 1992Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway{{fb|NOR}}1–12–2Friendly
9.7 October 1992Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

| {{fb|BUL}}

1–02–01994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
10.11 November 1992Ramat Gan Stadium, Ramat Gan, Israel{{fb|ISR}}2–13–11994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
11.28 April 1993Parc des Princes, Paris, France{{fb|FRA}}1–01–21994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
12.11 August 1993Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden{{fb|SUI}}1–01–2Friendly
13.22 August 1993Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

| {{fb|FRA}}

1–11–11994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
14.8 September 1993Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria{{fb|BUL}}1–11–11994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
15.rowspan="2" | 13 October 1993rowspan="2" |Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

| rowspan="2" | {{fb|FIN}}

1–1rowspan="2" | 3–2rowspan="2" | 1994 FIFA World Cup qualifier
16.3–1
17.19 June 1994Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, US{{fb|CMR}}2–22–21994 FIFA World Cup
18.rowspan="2" | 24 June 1994rowspan="2" | Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac, Michigan, USrowspan="2" | {{fb|RUS}}2–1rowspan="2" | 3–1rowspan="2" | 1994 FIFA World Cup
19.3–1
20.3 July 1994Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas, US{{fb|KSA}}1–03–11994 FIFA World Cup
21.12 October 1994Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland{{fb|SUI}}2–12–4UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
22.16 November 1994Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

| {{fb|HUN}}

2–02–0UEFA Euro 1996 qualifier
23.24 April 1996Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland{{fb|NIR}}1–02–1Friendly
24.9 May 1996Olympia, Helsingborg, Sweden{{fb|SVK}}1–02–1Friendly
25.16 May 1996Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea{{fb|KOR}}1–02–0Friendly
26.1 June 1996Råsunda Stadium, Solna, Sweden

| {{fb|BLR}}

2–05–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
27.1 September 1996Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia{{fb|LAT}}1–02–11998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
28.8 June 1997Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia{{fb|EST}}1–03–21998 FIFA World Cup qualifier
29.6 August 1997Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden{{fb|LTU}}1–01–0Friendly

Honours

Malmö FF

Borussia Mönchengladbach

Sweden

Individual

  • Allsvenskan top scorer: 1988
  • Guldbollen: 1993
  • kicker Bundesliga Team of the Season: 1995–96{{cite web|url=http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199596/startseite.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121018190454/http://www.kicker.de/news/fussball/bundesliga/bl50/199596/startseite.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=18 October 2012|title=Bundesliga Historie 1995/96|language=de|publisher=kicker}}

References

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