Marcus Sahlman
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Marcus Sahlman is a Swedish
footballer who plays for Tromsø IL as goalkeeper.
, where he made his debut in 2004 in an away game against Malmö FF
as forward rather than his usual position of goalkeeper. During 2006 season he played about half the league matches and Conny Johansson
played the rest. After the club signed Magnus Bahne
in 2007, Sahlman demanded to be put on the transfer list as he wanted to play first team football. He tried out for AGOVV Apeldoorn
in Holland but failed to secure a contract, he then went on loan to Trelleborgs FF
for the rest of the season.
In 2008, in the absence of Magnus Bahne
, he started all the league games until after the Euro 2008 championship and the return of Bahne, when he again became 2nd choice to Bahne.
On July 2, 2008 it was reported that he was in Norway
trying out for Tippeligaen
team Tromsø IL.
July 13, 2008 Tromsø IL confirmed signing him in spite of competition from other teams, and on July 14 this was confirmed by Halmstads BK, he signed a 3 year contract starting 1 January 2009 with no compensation fee for Halmstads BK
as he transferred under the Bosman ruling
.
On 19 July 2008, Halmstads BK reported that he would go on loan rest of the season to Trelleborgs FF
.
Sahlman missed out on most of the 2009 season due to injury.
Having started the 2010 season as second choice for Tromsø IL, he soon displaced Sead Ramovic
as first choice and was named man of the match by the supporters club after the match against VIF. Tromsø IL have not lost a single match when Marcus Sahlman has played. This has led Tromsø IL's manager Per-Mathias Høgmo
to openly speak out in the media and say that Sahlman should be Sweden
's first choice goalkeeper.
Before the team's match against Rosenborg BK, Sahlman was the target of cruel taunts by their forward Rade Prica
, where Prica claimed he "had never even heard of Sahlman, knew nothing of him where he had played or anything, and that he would score goals against him", Prica missed the game through injury.
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|rowspan="1"|Halmstad
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|rowspan="1"|Trelleborg
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|rowspan="3"|Tromsø
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Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
footballer who plays for Tromsø IL as goalkeeper.
Biography
Sahlman started his career with Halmstads BKHalmstads BK
Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...
, where he made his debut in 2004 in an away game against Malmö FF
Malmö FF
Malmö Fotbollförening, also known simply as Malmö FF, are a Swedish professional football club based in Malmö. The club is affiliated with Skånes Fotbollförbund and play their home games at Swedbank Stadion. The club colours, reflected in their crest and kit, are sky blue and white...
as forward rather than his usual position of goalkeeper. During 2006 season he played about half the league matches and Conny Johansson
Conny Johansson
Conny Johansson is a former Swedish football player, who played as goalkeeper and currently works as goalkeeper coach for Halmstads BK.-Career:...
played the rest. After the club signed Magnus Bahne
Magnus Bahne
Magnus Bahne is a Finnish footballer goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Inter Turku.-Club career:Bahne started his career in FC Inter Turku and at the age 20 he became the number one goalkeeper of the team...
in 2007, Sahlman demanded to be put on the transfer list as he wanted to play first team football. He tried out for AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV Apeldoorn
AGOVV Apeldoorn is a Dutch football club, playing in the Eerste Divisie, based in Apeldoorn.The club was founded on 25 February 1913, as AGOSV, which stood for Apeldoornse Geheel Onthoudersvoetbalvereniging Steeds Voorwaarts...
in Holland but failed to secure a contract, he then went on loan to Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
for the rest of the season.
In 2008, in the absence of Magnus Bahne
Magnus Bahne
Magnus Bahne is a Finnish footballer goalkeeper, currently playing for FC Inter Turku.-Club career:Bahne started his career in FC Inter Turku and at the age 20 he became the number one goalkeeper of the team...
, he started all the league games until after the Euro 2008 championship and the return of Bahne, when he again became 2nd choice to Bahne.
On July 2, 2008 it was reported that he was in Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
trying out for Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
team Tromsø IL.
July 13, 2008 Tromsø IL confirmed signing him in spite of competition from other teams, and on July 14 this was confirmed by Halmstads BK, he signed a 3 year contract starting 1 January 2009 with no compensation fee for Halmstads BK
Halmstads BK
Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...
as he transferred under the Bosman ruling
Bosman ruling
Union Royale Belge des Sociétés de Football Association ASBL v Jean-Marc Bosman is a 1995 European Court of Justice decision concerning freedom of movement for workers, freedom of association, and direct effect of article 39 of the EC Treaty...
.
On 19 July 2008, Halmstads BK reported that he would go on loan rest of the season to Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
.
Sahlman missed out on most of the 2009 season due to injury.
Having started the 2010 season as second choice for Tromsø IL, he soon displaced Sead Ramovic
Sead Ramovic
Sead Ramović is a Bosnian football goalkeeper. He currently plays for FK Novi Pazar in Serbian SuperLiga.-Club career:...
as first choice and was named man of the match by the supporters club after the match against VIF. Tromsø IL have not lost a single match when Marcus Sahlman has played. This has led Tromsø IL's manager Per-Mathias Høgmo
Per-Mathias Høgmo
Per-Mathias Høgmo is a football manager from Norway and former player. He is currently the manager at Norwegian Premier League team Tromsø IL, and is the only person in the world with a PhD in football.- Biography :...
to openly speak out in the media and say that Sahlman should be Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
's first choice goalkeeper.
Before the team's match against Rosenborg BK, Sahlman was the target of cruel taunts by their forward Rade Prica
Rade Prica
Rade Stanislav Prica is a Swedish footballer currently playing for Rosenborg BK of Norway.Prica is the only player who has won league championships in the three Scandinavian countries - Sweden, Denmark and Norway.- Club career :...
, where Prica claimed he "had never even heard of Sahlman, knew nothing of him where he had played or anything, and that he would score goals against him", Prica missed the game through injury.
Career statistics
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|rowspan="5"|Halmstad
Halmstads BK
Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...
|rowspan="8"|Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan
Allsvenskan is a Swedish professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Swedish football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. Contested by 16 clubs, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation with Superettan...
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|rowspan="1"|Trelleborg
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
(Loan)
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|rowspan="1"|Halmstad
Halmstads BK
Halmstads Bollklubb, also called HBK or just Halmstad, is a Swedish football club located in Halmstad in the southwest of Sweden. The club, formed 6 March 1914, competes in the highest Swedish league, Allsvenskan, and has won 4 national championship titles and 1 national cup title...
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|rowspan="1"|Trelleborg
Trelleborgs FF
Trelleborgs FF, or simply Trelleborg, is a Swedish football club located in Trelleborg. The club, formed 6 December 1926, will during the season of 2012 play in the second highest Swedish league, Superettan...
(Loan)
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|rowspan="3"|Tromsø
|rowspan="3"|Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen
Tippeligaen is a Norwegian professional league for association football clubs. At the top of the Norwegian football league system, it is the country's primary football competition. The league is also unofficially known under its neutral name Eliteserien , although the name has never been official...
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2010 Norwegian Premier League
The 2010 Norwegian Premier League season is the sixty-sixth season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 14 March and is scheduled to end on 7 November...
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|2011
2011 Norwegian Premier League
The 2011 Norwegian Premier League season was the sixty-seventh season of top-tier football in Norway. The competition, which is also named Tippeligaen for sponsorship reasons, began on 20 March 2011 and ended on 27 November 2011...
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