Martin Dahlin

Martin Dahlin

Dahlin at the 2014 Svenska idrottsgalan
Personal information
Full name Dan Martin Nataniel Dahlin
Date of birth (1968-04-16) 16 April 1968
Place of birth Uddevalla,[1] 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 79 (39)
1991–1996 Borussia Mönchengladbach 106 (50)
1996–1997 Roma 3 (0)
1996–1997 → Borussia Mönchengladbach (loan) 19 (10)
1997–1999 Blackburn Rovers 27 (4)
1998–1999 → Hamburger SV (loan) 8 (0)
Total 242 (103)
National team
1991–1997 Sweden 60 (29)

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.


Dan Martin Nataniel Dahlin (born 16 April 1968 in Uddevalla) is a former Swedish footballer who played as a striker. In his prime, he is considered one of the top-class strikers.[2] He was one of the stars of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup.[3]

Early life

He is the son of an Venezuelan father, who was a musician, and a Swedish mother who both decided to name him after Martin Luther King.[4] He was born in Uddevalla, but lived as a child in Lund.[4]

Club career

In 1993 he was selected as best Swedish player of the year, winning Guldbollen.[5]

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.[6] This decision left Blackburn about £4 million out-of-pocket.

International career

In 1988, he became the second afro Swedish player to represent Sweden.[5] 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.

International goals

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first.
# Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition
1. 1 May 1991 Råsunda Stadium, Solna (Stockholm), Sweden  Austria 4–0 6–0 Friendly
2. 5–0
3. 15 June 1991 Idrottsparken, Norrköping  Denmark 1–0 4–0 Scania 100
4. 2–0
5. 4 September 1991 Råsunda Stadium, Solna (Stockholm), Sweden  Yugoslavia 1–0 4–3 Friendly
6. 3–2
7. 7 May 1992 Råsunda Stadium, Solna (Stockholm), Sweden  Poland 4–0 5–0 Friendly
8. 26 August 1992 Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo, Norway  Norway 1–1 2–2 Friendly
9. 7 October 1992 Råsunda Stadium, Solna (Stockholm), Sweden  Bulgaria 1–0 2–0 1994 World Cup qualifier
10. 11 November 1992 Ramat Gan Stadium, Tel Aviv, Israel  Israel 2–1 3–1 1994 World Cup qualifier
11. 28 April 1993 Parc des Princes, Paris, France  France 1–0 1–2 1994 World Cup qualifier
12. 11 August 1993 Ryavallen, Borås, Sweden   Switzerland 1–0 1–2 Friendly
13. 22 August 1993 Råsunda Stadium, Solna (Stockholm), Sweden  France 1–1 1–1 1994 World Cup qualifier
14. 8 September 1993 Vasil Levski National Stadium, Sofia, Bulgaria  Bulgaria 1–1 1–1 1994 World Cup qualifier
15. 13 October 1993 Råsunda Stadium, Solna (Stockholm), Sweden  Finland 1–1 3–2 1994 World Cup qualifier
16. 3–1
17. 19 June 1994 Rose Bowl, Pasadena (Los Angeles), California, United States  Cameroon 2–2 2–2 1994 World Cup
18. 24 June 1994 Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac (Detroit), Michigan, USA  Russia 2–1 3–1 1994 World Cup
19. 3–1
20. 3 July 1994 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas, United States  Saudi Arabia 1–0 3–1 1994 World Cup
21. 12 October 1994 Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland   Switzerland 2–1 2–4 Euro 1996 qualifier
22. 16 November 1994 Råsunda Stadium, Solna (Stockholm), Sweden  Hungary 2–0 2–0 Euro 1996 qualifier
23. 24 April 1996 Windsor Park, Belfast, Northern Ireland  Northern Ireland 1–0 2–1 Friendly
24. 9 May 1996 Olympia, Helsingborg, Sweden  Slovakia 1–0 2–1 Friendly
25. 16 May 1996 Olympic Stadium, Seoul, South Korea  South Korea 1–0 2–0 Friendly
26. 1 June 1996 Råsunda Stadium, Solna (Stockholm), Sweden  Belarus 2–0 5–1 1998 World Cup qualifier
27. 1 September 1996 Daugava Stadium, Riga, Latvia  Latvia 1–0 2–1 1998 World Cup qualifier
28. 8 June 1997 Kadriorg Stadium, Tallinn, Estonia  Estonia 1–0 3–2 1998 World Cup qualifier
29. 6 August 1997 Malmö Stadion, Malmö, Sweden  Lithuania 1–0 1–0 Friendly

Retirement

Dahlin now lives in Sweden. He lends his name to a clothing line.[7] He speaks three languages – Swedish, English and German.[5]

Dahlin became a sports agent working for former teammate Roger Ljung's sport agency Roger Ljung Promotion AB.[8] He has since formed his own agency called MD Management.[9] He represents Ola Toivonen,[10] Guillermo Molins,[11] Marcus Rosenberg, Jonas Olsson,[12] and Behrang Safari.[13]

Honours

Club

Borussia Mönchengladbach

International

Sweden

Individual

Career statistics

[14]

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
1988MalmöAllsvenskan2117
1989174
1990197
19912211
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1991–92Borussia MönchengladbachBundesliga12220142
1992–932010312311
1993–942712523214
1994–952411522913
1995–96231510532918
Italy League Coppa Italia League Cup Europe Total
1996–97RomaSerie A30
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1996–97Borussia MönchengladbachBundesliga1910
England League FA Cup League Cup Europe Total
1997–98Blackburn RoversPremier League2741022306
Germany League DFB-Pokal Other Europe Total
1998–99Hamburger SVBundesliga80
Total Sweden 7939
Germany 13360
Italy 30
England 274
Career total 242103

International

National teamSeasonAppsGoals
Sweden
199176
1992104
199386
1994126
199560
199685
199792
Total6029

References

  1. ↑ SveBef1970
  2. ↑ "Swedish gem who propelled Parma". Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) - FIFA.com. Retrieved 1 March 2016.
  3. ↑ "Martin Dahlin EXCLUSIVE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic One Of Sweden's Greatest Ever Players". Goal.com. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
  4. 1 2 Christopher Clarey (10 July 1994). "Dahlin Is Swedish Player First, Pioneer a Distant Second". NY Times. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  5. 1 2 3 Dwight Chapin (8 July 1994). "Skill, not race, separates Dahlin". St. Petersburg Times. Retrieved 8 July 2009.
  6. ↑ "Rovers fail in Dahlin damages bid". BBC Sport. 12 April 2006. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  7. ↑ "dahlin". dahlin.nu. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  8. ↑ "Dahlins nya jobb - agent" (in Swedish). aftonbladet.se. 18 April 2001. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  9. ↑ "Martin Dahlin EXCLUSIVE: Zlatan Ibrahimovic One Of Sweden's Greatest Ever Players". goal.com. 17 April 2009. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  10. ↑ "Liverpool target £5m PSV Eindhoven forward Ola Toivonen". Daily Mail. London. 16 August 2010. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  11. ↑ Smith, Rune (27 December 2009). "Tyska Köln vill ha Guillermo Molins" (in Swedish). expressen.se. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  12. ↑ Torgerson, Richard (5 June 2009). "Olsson flattered by Villa link". Sky Sports. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  13. ↑ Malmström, Håkan (15 June 2008). "Behrang Safari går till schweiziska Basel" (in Swedish). Sydsvenskan. Retrieved 22 April 2011.
  14. ↑ "Martin DAHLIN". level-k.com. Retrieved 22 April 2011.

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