Martin Åslund

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John Allan Martin Åslund
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Personal information
Date of birth (1976-11-10) 10 November 1976 (age 45)
Place of birth Stockholm, Sweden
Height 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Youth career
1981–1982 AIK
1983–1990 IFK Täby
1991–1992
1993– Djurgårdens IF
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1994–1996 Djurgårdens IF 26 (1)
1997–1998 IFK Norrköping 48 (4)
1999–2004 AIK 94 (6)
2005 Salernitana 12 (1)
2005–2007 Viborg FF 56 (4)
2008–2009 Assyriska Föreningen 23 (1)
Total 259 (17)
National team
1992–1993 Sweden U17 15 (0)
1994 Sweden U19 6 (1)
1997–1998 Sweden U21 14 (1)
1998–2001 Sweden 4 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

John Allan Martin Åslund (born 10 November 1976) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won four caps for the Sweden national team between 1998 and 2001, scoring two goals.

Club career[]

Åslund joined Djurgårdens IF in 1993 and won the 1994 JSM för klubblag with the Djurgården under-18 squad.[1] In 1995, he made his Allsvenskan debut for Djurgården in a 2–2 draw against Västra Frölunda and played for Djurgården until they were relegated in 1996.[1]

International career[]

After having appeared for the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Åslund made his full international debut for the Sweden national team 14 October 1998 in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against Bulgaria.[2] He started the game as a forward alongside Henrik Larsson until the 71st minute when he was replaced by Jesper Blomqvist in a 1–0 win.[3]

Åslund scored his first goal for Sweden in a friendly 4–1 win against Thailand on 10 February 2001 after coming on as a substitute for Rade Prica in the 66th minute.[4] He won a total of four caps during his career, scoring two goals.[2]

Personal life[]

He is the son of the former Sweden international Sanny Åslund who was a squad member at the 1978 FIFA World Cup.[5] After his footballing career he has worked as a football pundit for Swedish television.[6]

Career statistics[]

Appearances and goals by national team and year[2]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1998 1 0
2001 3 2
Total 4 2
List of international goals scored by Martin Åslund
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 10 February 2001 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  Thailand 4–1 4–1 Friendly [4]
2 12 February 2001 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  China PR 2–2 2–2 Friendly [7]

Honours[]

Djurgårdens IF

  • Division 1 Norra: 1994

References[]

  1. ^ a b Frantz, Alf; Glanell, Tomas; Persson, Gunnar, eds. (2008). Det svenska fotbollslandslaget 1908–2008 [The Swedish National Football Team 1908–2008] (in Swedish). Vällingby: CA Strömberg AB. ISBN 978-91-86184-69-8.
  2. ^ a b c "Martin Åslund - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  3. ^ "Bulgarien - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  4. ^ a b "Thailand - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  5. ^ "Sanny Åslund tar över i AIK. Byte på vd-posten. Pappa frågade sonen Martin om råd. Ett jobb i en föränderlig fotbollsvärld väntar". DN.SE (in Swedish). 23 August 2000. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
  6. ^ november 2016, Johannes KarlssonPublicerad: 23; 20:43 (23 November 2016). "Kostsam pensionsmiss av fotbollsproffset". Dagens industri (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  7. ^ "Sverige - Kina - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 3 November 2020.

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