Per "Pelle" Fosshaug (born 24 February 1965) is a Swedish bandy manager and former bandy player. Fosshaug played in midfield for many clubs in Sweden, as well as for the Sweden national bandy team, for which he made a record 129 appearances between 1994 and 2005.

Pelle Fosshaug
Personal information
Full name Per Fosshaug
Date of birth (1965-02-24) 24 February 1965 (age 59)
Playing position Midfielder
Club information
Current team
Somalia (manager)
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1982–1986 Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK
1986–1990 Falu BS
1990–1992 IFK Vänersborg
1992–2004 Västerås SK
2004–2005 Sandvikens AIK
2005–2012 Tillberga IK
National team
1988–2005 Sweden 129
Teams managed
2008–2009 Tillberga IK
2013– Somalia
Medal record
Men's bandy
Representing  Sweden
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1993 Norway Team
Gold medal – first place 1995 Minnesota Team
Gold medal – first place 1997 Sweden Team
Gold medal – first place 2003 Arkhangelsk Team
Gold medal – first place 2005 Kazan Team

* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only.

† Appearances (Goals).

Fosshaug has made 129 appearances for Sweden.[1]

Career

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His career began in the 1982–83 season, where he played for second division side Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK.[2] In 1986, he moved to Allsvenskan side Falu BS, where he spent two seasons, followed by another two at IFK Vänersborg. In 1992, he made the move to Västerås SK Bandy, the club with which he became most commonly associated. During his time with Västerås SK, Fosshaug made the majority of his national team appearances. In 2004, he joined Sandvikens AIK. He was perhaps a surprise inclusion in the Swedish national bandy team for that season's Bandy World Championship, but he 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 Allsvenskan, which at the time was the top-tier in Swedish bandy.

He was characterized by his rough style of play and was diagnosed with ADHD in 2007.[3]

After his active playing career, Fosshaug has been a coach for Borlänge-Stora Tuna BK and for the Somalia national bandy team.

Honours

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Country

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Sweden

References

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  1. ^ "Minst 50 A-landskamper". Svenska Bandyförbundet.
  2. ^ "Bandysidan.nu - Per "pelle" Fosshaug". www.bandysidan.nu.
  3. ^ "Bandystjärnan om sin ADHD" (in Swedish). Motala–Vadstena Tidning. 24 September 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  4. ^ "Sveriges världsmästartrupper". Svenska Bandyförbundet.