Martin Pringle

Early career and Benfica

Born in Gothenburg of Jamaican 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 league 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.

Charlton Athletic

In January 1999, Pringle signed for Premier League outfit Charlton Athletic on a two-month loan from Benfica. 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 90th minute 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 £800,000 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…

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

Pringle then took up coaching, his first head coach spell being with Kopparbergs/Göteborg FC in the Swedish Women's League. In 2008, he returned to the men's game, assisting at Örgryte IS. In December 2009, Pringle was named Västra Frölunda IF manager. On 11 July 2011, he and Johan Lange joined Roland Nilsson's coaching staff at FC Copenhagen. 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.

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