Dan Sahlin
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 18 April 1967 | ||
| Place of birth | Falun, Sweden | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Playing position | Forward | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| – | Nynäshamns IF | ||
| 199?–1995 | Västerhaninge IF | ||
| 1995–1996 | Hammarby IF | 24 | (12) |
| 1995 | → Birmingham City (loan) | 1 | (0) |
| 1996–1998 | Örebro SK | 55 | (35) |
| 1998–2000 | AaB | 6 | (2) |
| National team | |||
| 1995–1997 | Sweden | 3 | (0) |
| * Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. |
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Dan Sahlin (born 18 April 1967) is a Swedish former professional football forward who won three caps for his country. At club level, he played in the Allsvenskan for Hammarby IF and Örebro SK, in the Football League for Birmingham City, and in the Danish Superliga for AaB.
Sahlin was born in Falun. He began his football career with Nynäshamns IF, and later played for Division 3 club Västerhaninge IF while also playing bandy at elite level. Sahlin came late into top-class football: he was nearly 28 years of age when, after lengthy negotiations, he joined Allsvenskan club Hammarby IF in February 1995. His debut was eventful: after 11 minutes 3 seconds, he scored the first goal of the 1995 Allsvenskan season, and in the 44th minute he received his second yellow card. He finished the season with 12 league goals and another 3 in the Swedish Cup, but his club were relegated.
In November 1995, Sahlin made his international debut for Sweden, after which he went to England to join Division One (second-tier) club Birmingham City on loan. He made his debut in the Football League on 26 November 1995 in a 2–2 draw at home to Leicester City, coming on as a 74th-minute substitute for fellow debutant Danny Hill. This was the only first-team game that Sahlin played for Birmingham, and he returned to Sweden in December.
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