Martin Sjögren (born 27 April 1977) is a Swedish football coach who was most recently head coach of the Norway women's national team.[2]
![]() Sjögren in 2014 | |||
Personal information | |||
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Date of birth | (1977-04-27) 27 April 1977 (age 45) | ||
Place of birth | Gimo, Sweden | ||
Position(s) | Midfielder[1] | ||
Youth career | |||
Gimo IF | |||
College career | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
2000–2001 | University of North Florida | 26 | (5) |
Senior career* | |||
Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
IS Halmia | |||
IFK Värnamo | |||
Växjö BK | |||
Teams managed | |||
2004–2005 | Östers IF Dam | ||
2006–2009 | LdB FC Malmö (Assistant) | ||
2010–2011 | LdB FC Malmö | ||
2012–2016 | Linköpings FC | ||
2016–2022 | Norway women | ||
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
He won the 2016 Damallsvenskan title with Linköpings FC.
He agreed to take the Norway national team job in 2016.[3] Upon taking the job, he declared his ambitions to lead Norway to Olympic qualification.[4]
Norway failed to progress past the group stage in the UEFA Women's Euro 2017, finishing last in Group A without scoring a goal.
He led Norway to the quarterfinals of the 2019 FIFA Women's World Cup, finishing second in Group A during the group stages before being defeated 3–0 by England in the quarterfinals.
The team failed to qualify for the 2020 Summer Olympics.
In 2021, he signed a new contract with the Norwegian national team, with included provisions for a performance review after the 2022 Euros. However, he resigned as Norwegian coach following the UEFA Women's Euro 2022, where Norway failed to progress past the group stage for a second consecutive tournament and suffered an 8–0 loss to England, one of the largest in the tournament's history.[5]
University of North Florida's junior defender Paul Pavich (Bradenton, FL) scored the game's only goal off a corner kick assisted by teammate sophomore midfielder Martin Sjogren (Uppsala. Sweden).
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Norway women's national football team – managers | |
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