Andreas Dahlén (born 11 December 1982 in

Gävle Gävle ( ; ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Sweden, the seat of Gävle Municipality and the capital of Gävleborg County. It had 79,004 inhabitants in 2020, which makes it the List of cities in Sweden, 13th-most-populated city in Sweden. I ...

) is a Swedish former professional

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

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Career

Dahlén began his professional career 2003 with

Brynäs IF Brynäs IF is a Swedish professional ice hockey team from Gävle. The club currently plays in the Swedish Hockey League (SHL), promoted from the HockeyAllsvenskan, the second tier of ice hockey in Sweden, following the 2023–24 season. The ...

before joining

IFK Norrköping Idrottsföreningen Kamraterna Norrköping, more commonly known as IFK Norrköping or simply Norrköping, is a Swedish professional association football, football club based in Norrköping. The club is affiliated to Östergötlands Fotbollför ...

in January 2004. He played for Norrköping from January 2004 to June 2005. In July 2005, he signed for

Umeå FC Umeå FC is a Swedish professional football club located in Umeå, Sweden. The club, formed in 1987, is currently playing in the third tier of the Swedish league, Ettan. The club is affiliated to the Västerbottens Fotbollförbund. Season to se ...

. He played for Umeå in few games before signing for

Gefle IF Gefle Idrottsförening, also known simply as Gefle IF, Gefle (, as if spelled ''Gävle''), or locally Gif (), also known as Gefle IF FF by the Swedish Football Association, are a Swedish professional association football, football club based in G ...

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-Western Pomerania. The club is also called as "the cog" because of its club crest. They have emerged as one of the most successful clubs from ...

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

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. 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 Footballers 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 21st-century Swedish sportsmen Brynäs IF Fotboll players