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Martin Sjögren
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Sjögren in 2014
Personal information
Date of birth (1977-04-27) 27 April 1977 (age 47)
Place of birth Gimo, Sweden
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
Gimo IF
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 Linköping FC
2016–2022 Norway women
2023–2024 IFK Norrköping (men) (assistant)
2024– Hammarby IF
  • Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.
† Appearances (Goals).

Martin Sjögren (born 27 April 1977) is a Swedish football coach who is currently working as coach for Hammarby IF team in the Damallsvenskan.

Career

Damallsvenskan

He won the 2016 Damallsvenskan title with Linköpings FC.

Norway national team

He agreed to take the Norway national team job in 2016. Upon taking the job, he declared his ambitions to lead Norway to Olympic qualification.

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 Norway 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.

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