Background
He is the son of an Afro-Venezuelan father, who was a musician, and a Swedish mother who both decided to name him after Martin Luther King. He was born in Uddevalla, but lived as a child in Lund.
He is the son of an Afro-Venezuelan father, who was a musician, and a Swedish mother who both decided to name him after Martin Luther King. He was born in Uddevalla, but lived as a child in Lund.
He was one of the stars of the Swedish national team that finished third in the 1994 World Cup.
In his prime, he is considered one of the top-class strikers. In 1993 he was selected as best Swedish player of the year, winning Guldbollen. He played for Malmö FF,, 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 four goals.
In the 1998-1999 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.
This decision left Blackburn about £4 million out-of-pocket.
In 1988, he became the second afro Swedish player to represent. He was part of the Swedish national team which finished third in the 1994, scoring four goals in the tournament. He also participated in the team which reached the semifinals of Union of European Football Associations Euro 1992.
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Dahlin now lives in. He lends his name to a clothing line.
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 Bachelor of Arts. He has since formed his own agency called Doctor of Medicine Management. He represents Ola Toivonen, Guillermo Molins, Marcus Rosenberg, Jonas Olsson, and Behrang Safari.
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