Pelle Blohm

Per Arne "Pelle" Blohm (born 10 February 1967) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. During his club career, he played for BK Forward, Örebro SK, IFK Norrköping, Dalian Wanda, Viking FK and GAIS between 1983 and 2001. He made one appearance for the Sweden national team in 1990.

Pelle Blohm
Personal information
Full name Per Arne Blohm
Date of birth (1967-02-10) 10 February 1967
Place of birth Örebro, Sweden
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)
Position(s) Midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1983–1988 BK Forward 125 (10)
1988–1992 Örebro SK 66 (6)
1992–1996 IFK Norrköping 84 (8)
1996–1997 Dalian Wanda 21 (1)
1997–1999 Viking FK 21 (3)
1999–2001 GAIS 34 (2)
Total 351 (30)
International career
1982–1983 Sweden U17 17 (0)
1984 Sweden U19 8 (1)
1989 Sweden U21 1 (0)
1990 Sweden 1 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals, correct as of 26 October 2017 (UTC)
‡ National team caps and goals, correct as of 26 October (UTC)

Club career

Blohm became one of the first Westerners to play professionally in China when he signed with Dalian Wanda in 1996.[1] He also represented BK Forward, Örebro SK, IFK Norrköping, Viking FK and GAIS during a career that spanned between 1983 and 2001.[2]

International career

Having represented the Sweden U17, U19, and U21 teams, Blohm made his only appearance for the Sweden national team on 10 October 1990 when he replaced Klas Ingesson in the 80th minute of a friendly 1–3 loss against Germany.[3][4]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year[4]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden 1990 1 0
Total 1 0

Honours

IFK Norrköping

Dalian Wanda

References

  1. "INTERVIEW-With one eye on footballing future, China switches focus to youth". Reuters. 2015-10-05. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  2. "Pelle Blohm: Fansen i Dalian drömmer om en ny storhetstid". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 2015-10-01. ISSN 1101-2447. Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  3. "Sverige - Tyskland - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
  4. "Per Blohm - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 2022-10-28.
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