Per Fosshaug

Per "Pelle " Magnus Fosshaug ( born February 24, 1965 in Ljusdal ) is a former Swedish Bandyspieler and since 2013 coach of the Somali national team.

Fosshaugs first career stop was the club Stora Tuna IK, in which he stood until 1986 under contract. 1986 to 1990 he played for Falu BS, then to 1992 for the IFK Vänersborg, before moving to Västerås SK at the age of 27 years. The club he was a member until 2004. In these twelve years in Västerås Fosshaug won six Swedish championships and three times the World Cup. In the 2004/05 season he played for Sandvikens AIK. With 40 years he still joined Tillberga Bandy, where he stood until 2012 in the squad and in 2008 held the function of a player's coach.

Per Fosshaug completed a total of 129 caps for the Swedish national team until 2005. He participated in nine World Championships and was five times World Champion. He scored 33 goals in 45 games.

By 2013, he was coach of Tillberga Bandy. Then he declared himself ready to take over in Borlänge as coach of the newly formed Somali national who from living in Sweden Somali refugees consists mostly. The Somali national was launched in 2014 at the World Championships in Irkutsk.

Awards and achievements

• World Champion 1993, 1995, 1997, 2003 and 2005

• Swedish Champion 1993, 1994, 1996, 1998, 1999 and 2001
• World Cup winner 1994, 1997 and 2000
• European Cup winner in 1993, 1994, 1996 and 1998

• Bandyspieler of the Year ( Sweden) 1994