Per "Pelle" Fosshaug (born 24 February 1965) is a

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bandy manager and former

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player. Fosshaug played in midfield for many clubs in

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, as well as for the

Sweden national bandy team The Sweden national bandy team ( sv, Sveriges herrlandslag i bandy) represents Sweden in the sport of bandy. There are two separate national teams, a national bandy team for men, and a national bandy team for women. This article deals chiefly wi ...

, for which he made a record 129 appearances between 1994 and 2005. Fosshaug has made 129 appearances for

Career

His career began in the 1982–83 season where he played for second division side Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK. In 1986, he moved to

Allsvenskan Allsvenskan (; en, the All-Swedish, also known as Fotbollsallsvenskan, en, the Football All-Swedish) is a Swedish professional league for men's association football clubs. It was founded in 1924 and is the top tier of the Swedish football lea ...

side

Falu BS Falu Bandysällskap, ''Falu BS'', is a bandy club from Falun in Sweden. Falu BS was founded as ''Falu Bollsällskap'' on 10 December 1935, by merging Falu BK, Holmens IF, Falu SK and IFK Falun. All these clubs were playing bandy. In 1936 ...

, where he spent two seasons, followed by another two at

IFK Vänersborg IFK Vänersborg is a Swedish sports club in Vänersborg, Sweden, most famous for its success in bandy. History The club was formed on 9 March 1903. The first years saw the club also compete in sports such as gymnastics and athletics. In bandy, th ...

. In 1992, he made the move to

Västerås SK Bandy Västerås SK Bandy is the men's bandy side of the Swedish sports club Västerås SK, located in Västerås. The senior side currently plays in the Swedish Elitserien, the top division of Swedish bandy. Västerås SK BK Dam is the women's ba ...

, the club which he became most commonly associated with. During his time with Västerås SK, Fosshaug made the majority of his national team appearances. In 2004, he joined

Sandvikens AIK Sandvikens AIK (commonly known as SAIK) a sports club in Sandviken, Sweden. The bandy section plays its home games in the Göransson Arena in Sandviken. They play in a black outfit. History Sandvikens AIK was founded on 16 March 1901. Originally ...

. He was perhaps a surprise inclusion in the

Swedish national bandy team The Sweden national bandy team ( sv, Sveriges herrlandslag i bandy) represents Sweden in the sport of bandy. There are two separate national teams, a national bandy team for men, and a national bandy team for women. This article deals chiefly wit ...

for that season's

Bandy World Championship The Bandy World Championship is a competition between bandy-playing nations' men's teams. The tournament is administrated by the Federation of International Bandy. It is distinct from the Bandy World Cup, a club competition, and from the Wome ...

, but made 7 appearances in the tournament, scoring 2 goals. After just one year at Sandvikens AIK, Fosshaug stepped down a division to join Tillberga IK, helping the team win promotion to the

, which at the time was the top-tier in Swedish bandy. After his active playing career, Fosshaug has been a coach for Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK and for the

Somalia national bandy team Somalia national bandy team represents Somalia in the Bandy World Championship. It is controlled by the Somali National Bandy Association, which is a member of the Federation of International Bandy. The squad participated in the 2014 Bandy World C ...

Honours

Country

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: 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003, 2005

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fosshaug, Per 1965 births Living people Swedish bandy players Swedish bandy managers Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK players Falu BS players IFK Vänersborg players Västerås SK Bandy players Sandvikens AIK players Tillberga IK Bandy players Sweden international bandy players Bandy World Championship-winning players