Biography of Tomas Brolin -

Tomas Brolin (born November 29, 1969 in
Hudiksvall) is a former Sweden|Swedish football
(soccer) player, a key member of the Sweden
national football team|Swedish national team that
finished third in the Football World Cup 1994|1994
World Cup.

Brolin started his career with GIF Sundsvall in
1986. In 1990 he moved to IFK NorrkÃ¶ping, and
then to Italian club Parma A.C.|Parma. That year
Brolin would win his first Guldbollen as Sweden's
footballer of the year. He would stay at Parma
until 1995, when he made a Â£4.5million transfer
to Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United. But then
Brolin's career hit a huge downturn. Battling
constant obesity|weight problems, he made only 19
appearances for Leeds over the next two seasons.
Brolin would endure a loan spell at Fussballclub
ZÃ¼rich|FC Zurich and another one at Parma, before
coming back to England and a non-descript
half-year stay with Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal
Palace. In 1998, he retired.

For Sweden, Brolin made 47 appearances and scored
26 goals. Three of those goals came 1992 European
Football Championship|Euro 92, when he was joint
top-scorer with three others. Three more came in
the 1994 World Cup, as Sweden surprised many by
finishing third. Brolin received his second
Guldbollen in 1994.

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