Andreas Dahlén (born 11 December 1982 in

Gävle Gävle () is a city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 77,586 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the 13th most populated city in Sweden. It is the oldest city in the historical Norrland (Swede ...

) is a Swedish former professional

footballer A football player or footballer is a sportsperson who plays one of the different types of football. The main types of football are association football, American football, Canadian football, Australian rules football, Gaelic football, rugby le ...

who played as a defender. He was a defensive specialist and could play at

left back In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

central defender In the sport of association football, a defender is an outfield position whose primary role is to stop attacks during the game and prevent the opposition from scoring. Centre-backs are usually positioned in pairs, with one full-back on either s ...

or defensive midfielder.

Career

Dahlén began his professional career 2003 with Brynäs IF before joining IFK Norrköping in January 2004. He played for Norrköping from January 2004 to June 2005. In July 2005, he signed for Umeå FC. He played for Umeå in few games before signing for Gefle IF in January 2007. On 10 December 2009, he announced his departure from Gefle and signed a two-and-a-half-year contract with

Hansa Rostock FC Hansa Rostock () is a German association football club based in the city of Rostock, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from the forme ...

. On 13 June 2010, he left Hansa Rostock and signed for

FSV Frankfurt Fußballsportverein Frankfurt 1899 e.V., commonly known as simply FSV Frankfurt, is a German association football club based in the Bornheim district of Frankfurt am Main, Hesse and founded in 1899. FSV Frankfurt also fielded a rather successfu ...

. After having only played one match for his club in the 2011–12 season, his contract was terminated by mutual consent on 16 January 2012.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dahlen, Andreas Living people 1982 births Sportspeople from Gävle Swedish men's footballers Men's association football defenders Allsvenskan players Superettan players 2. Bundesliga players IFK Norrköping players Umeå FC players Gefle IF players FC Hansa Rostock players FSV Frankfurt players Djurgårdens IF Fotboll players Åtvidabergs FF players Swedish expatriate men's footballers Swedish expatriate sportspeople in Germany Expatriate men's footballers in Germany