Martin Pringle

 ( 1970 Births ) 

Martin Ulf Pringle (born 18 November 1970) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a centre forward, and the current manager of Varbergs BoIS. Martin Pringle: «Antes de ir para o Benfica fui ‘Navy Seal’» maisfutebol.iol.pt

As a player, he played from 1991 until his career was cut short by injury in 2002. Having started his career with Stenungsunds IF he soon moved on to Helsingborgs IF before a switch to Portugal in 1996 with Benfica. In 1999, he moved to England with Charlton Athletic. Having suffered a horrific injury at Athletic that sidelined him for up to a year he returned in 2002 in a loan spell with Grimsby Town but was forced to retire in his second game for the club following a leg breaking tackle that ended his professional football career.

Pringle has since subsequently forged a career in coaching, notably in women's football.

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Club career

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Early career and Benfica Born in Gothenburg of Jamaicans descent, Pringle did not play top flight football until well into his 20s, when he joined Helsingborgs IF. After consistent performances, he caught the eye of Portugal's S.L. Benfica, which signed him in August 1996.

However, Pringle's chances at the Lisbon club were very limited, and he amassed just over 40 Primeira Liga appearances in nearly three full seasons.

His best individual campaign was his first, as he started in 11 of his 15 matches and scored three times with Benfica eventually ranking third.

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Charlton Athletic In January 1999, Pringle signed for Premier League outfit Charlton Athletic on a two-month loan from Benfica. Charlton run into a spot of trouble on brink of the snake pit; The Guardian, 19 April 1999 Under the stewardship of Alan Curbishley, the club was embroiled in a relegation battle and had added Pringle to bolster the club's attacking ranks which included the likes of Clive Mendonca, Andy Hunt, Kevin Lisbie and Bradley Allen. He was handed his debut on 9 January 1999 in the club's 1–3 away defeat against Southampton when he replaced Steve Jones in the 71st minute.

In his second game for Charlton, Pringle scored a dramatic Last-minute goal equaliser against Newcastle United in a 2–2 draw at The Valley. In March 1999, following his two-month loan at the club, he signed permanently for a fee of Pound sterling800,000 but, ultimately was unable to help the Addicks avoid relegation, finishing the season with three goals in 18 games.

During the 1999–2000 season, Pringle and Charlton were eventual winners of the EFL Championship and earned an automatic return to the top flight. He remained a favoured forward in the team's strike force, scoring another Premier League goal against Chelsea in a 2–0 win on 18 November 2000, but spent the entire following campaign on the sidelines due to injury. Arsenal v Charlton preview; BBC Sport, 25 August 2000

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Loan to Grimsby Town On his return to fitness, Pringle was loaned out to First Division outfit Grimsby Town, along with Charlton teammate Andy Todd, in February 2002. Addick duo joins Grimsby; BBC Sport, 21 February 2002 He made his debut for his new team in a 0–0 away draw with Nottingham Forest on 23 February 2002. In his second game for the Mariners, with the score 3–1 in their favour against Stockport County, opposition defender Dave Challinor went in for a challenge on Pringle, which would break one of his legs in two places. He was rushed immediately to the Diana, Princess of Wales Hospital in Grimsby. Grimsby 3–1 Stockport; BBC Sport, 26 February 2002

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Retirement Despite his injury, Pringle was subsequently given the opportunity to stay at Charlton Pringle contract boost; BBC Sport, 16 May 2002 and was given a squad number and registered for the club for the 2002–03 season. On 4 November 2002, however, he was forced to retire from professional football.

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International career Pringle was capped twice by Sweden during one year, his debut coming in 1995.

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Managerial career Pringle then took up coaching, his first head coach spell being with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Damallsvenskan. In 2008, he returned to the men's game, assisting at Örgryte IS.

In December 2009, Pringle was named Västra Frölunda IF manager. Martin Pringle ny huvudtränare i Västra Frölunda On 11 July 2011, he and Johan Lange joined Roland Nilsson's coaching staff at FC Copenhagen. F.C. København fuldender trænerstaben In 2014 he returned to Sweden, first to assist Ängelholms FF and then to manage Eskilsminne IF. In December 2019 he started as director of sports in then-newly promoted Allsvenskan club Varbergs BoIS.

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Career statistics

+Appearances and goals by national team and year !National team !Year !Apps !Goals
Sweden	1995	1	0
	1996	1	1

Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Pringle goal.

+List of international goals scored by Martin Pringle ! scope="col"	No. ! scope="col"	Date ! scope="col"	Venue ! scope="col"	Opponent ! scope="col"	Score ! scope="col"	Result ! scope="col"	Competition ! scope="col" class="unsortable"
1	22 January 1996	Hong Kong Stadium, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong		1–1	1–1 (a.e.t.)	1996 Lunar New Year Cup

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