Martin Dahlin

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Martin Dahlin
Personal information
Full name Martin Nathaniel Dahlin
Date of birth April 16, 1968 (1968-04-16) (age 40)
Place of birth    Uddevalla, Sweden
Height 184 cm
Playing position striker
Club information
Current club retired
Youth clubs
Lunds BK
Senior clubs1
Years Club App (Gls)*
1987-1991
1991-1996
1996
1996-1997
1997-1998
1998-1999
1987-1999		 Malmö FF
Borussia Mönchengladbach
A.S. Roma
Borussia Mönchengladbach
Blackburn Rovers
Hamburger SV
Total		 087 0(45)
106 0(50)
003 00(0)
019 0(10)
027 00(4)
008 00(0)
250 (109)   
National team2
1991-2000 Sweden 060 0(29)

1 Senior club appearances and goals
counted for the domestic league only and
correct as of June 30, 2000.
2 National team caps and goals correct
as of June 30, 2000.
* Appearances (Goals)

Martin Nathaniel Dahlin (born April 16, 1968 in Uddevalla) is a former Swedish football player. He is the son of a Venezuelan father and Swedish mother. He was born in Uddevalla, but lived as a child in Lund.

He was part of the Swedish national team which finished 3rd in the 1994 FIFA World Cup, scoring four goals in the tournament. He also participated in the team which reached the semifinals of Euro 92.

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

He has played for Malmö FF, Borussia Mönchengladbach, AS Roma, Hamburger SV and Blackburn Rovers.

Dahlin transferred from AS Roma to Blackburn Rovers in mid-1997 and made 21 appearances in the 1997-1998 season, scoring 4 goals.

In the 1998-1999 season, he only played 5 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 April 12, 2006 the High Court ruled in favour of the insurance company, decreeing that the player probably had a pre-existing condition. [1] This decision leaves Blackburn about £4 million out-of-pocket.

Dahlin now lives in Sweden. He is a sports agent, and lends his name to a clothing line[2].

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Awards
Preceded by
Lars Larsson		 Allsvenskan top scorer
1988		 Succeeded by
Jan Hellström
Preceded by
Jan Eriksson		 Swedish Football player of the year
1993		 Succeeded by
Tomas Brolin
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Sweden squad - UEFA Euro 1992
1 Ravelli • 2 R. Nilsson • 3 J. Eriksson • 4 P. Andersson • 5 Björklund • 6 Schwarz • 7 Ingesson • 8 Rehn • 9 Thern • 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: Svensson
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Sweden 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 • 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: Svensson
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