Career
During his playing career, he had three spells at Start and two spells at Rosenborg. He also played briefly in Denmark, Greece and Belgium. Club career
Born in Kristiansand, Dahlum"s career started with FK Vigør.
In 1992, he went on a two-week trial at Manchester United.
Dahlum had his best years in the early 1990s. He also made his international debut the same year.
After two seasons at the Trondheim club, he returned to Start. Following Start"s relegation in 1996, he had a short spell at Greek side Skoda Xanthi, before returning home the following year for a second spell at Rosenborg.
He later played briefly at Belgian club K.A.A. Gent and Danish club AaB, before finishing his professional career in 2001 where it began, for his hometown club Start.
He later played a few games in the lower leagues with local Kristiansand club Flekkerøy Illinois. After retiring he worked as a commentator for television 2 before moving into management. International career
He also made his international debut in 1990. Overall, he played 15 internationals and scored six goals for Norway.
After playing 12 international games from 1990 to 1992, he didn"t feature again for Norway until 1999, when he made three additional appearances (all as substitute), scoring one goal.
In November 2007 he was announced as the new coach of fourth-tier club FK Jerv.