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{{Short description|Swedish footballer (born 1969)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=September 2020}}
{{Infobox football biography
| name = Tomas Brolin
| image = Tomas Brolin.jpg
| caption = Brolin at the [[Swedish Sports Awards]] in 2013
| fullname = Per Tomas Brolin
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1969|11|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Hudiksvall]], Sweden
| height = 1.78 m
| currentclub = 
| position = [[Midfielder]], [[Forward (association football)|forward]]
| youthyears1 = 1976–1983
| youthclubs1 = [[Näsvikens IK]]
| years1 = 1984–1986
| clubs1 = [[Näsvikens IK]]
| caps1 = 36
| goals1 = 10
| years2 = 1987–1989
| clubs2 = [[GIF Sundsvall]]
| caps2 = 55
| goals2 = 13
| years3 = 1990
| clubs3 = [[IFK Norrköping]]
| caps3 = 9
| goals3 = 7
| years4 = 1990–1995
| clubs4 = [[S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
| caps4 = 133
| goals4 = 20
| years5 = 1995–1997
| clubs5 = [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
| caps5 = 19
| goals5 = 4
| years6 = 1996
| clubs6 = → [[FC Zürich]] (loan)
| caps6 = 3
| goals6 = 0
| years7 = 1997
| clubs7 = → [[S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] (loan)
| caps7 = 11
| goals7 = 0
| years8 = 1998
| clubs8 = [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
| caps8 = 13
| goals8 = 0
| years9 = 1998
| clubs9 = [[Hudiksvalls ABK]]
| caps9 = 1
| goals9 = 0
| totalcaps = 280
| totalgoals = 54
| manageryears1 = 
| managerclubs1 = 
| nationalyears1 = 1986–1987
| nationalteam1 = [[Sweden men's national under-19 football team|Sweden U18]]
| nationalcaps1 = 9
| nationalgoals1 = 3
| nationalyears2 = 1988–1992
| nationalteam2 = [[Sweden national under-21 football team|Sweden U21]]/[[Sweden Olympic football team|O]]
| nationalcaps2 = 16
| nationalgoals2 = 6
| nationalyears3 = 1990–1995
| nationalteam3 = [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]<ref name="bbcprofile">{{Cite web |title=Profile: Tomas Brolin |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2006/07/03/sport_united_brolin_profile_feature.shtml |access-date=2024-03-31 |website=BBC}}</ref><ref name="fifaprofile">{{cite web | url = https://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174431/index.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20080228025235/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174431/index.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 28 February 2008 | title = FIFA Player Profile – Tomas Brolin}}</ref>
| nationalcaps3 = 47
| nationalgoals3 = 27
| pcupdate = 7 May 2007
| ntupdate = 7 May 2007
| medaltemplates = {{MedalTeam|{{fb|SWE}}}}
{{MedalCompetition |[[FIFA World Cup]]}}
{{MedalBronze|[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]|}}
}}
'''Per Tomas Brolin''' (born 29 November 1969) is a Swedish former professional [[Association football|footballer]] who played as a [[Forward (association football)|forward]] or as a [[midfielder]].

At club level, he had a successful period with [[S.S.D. Parma Calcio 1913|A.C. Parma]] during the early 1990s, winning the [[1991–92 Coppa Italia|1992]] [[Coppa Italia]], the [[1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup|1993]] [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|Cup Winners' Cup]], the [[1993 UEFA Super Cup]], and the [[1994–95 UEFA Cup|1995]] [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]].<ref>[http://www.holmesdale.net/page.php?id=82&story=4045 Where are they now? No. 6] Crystal Palace FC Supporters' Website – The Holmesdale Online</ref> He also represented [[Näsvikens IK]], [[GIF Sundsvall]], [[IFK Norrköping]], [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]], [[FC Zürich]], [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]] and [[Hudiksvall ABK]] during a career that spanned between 1984 and 1998.

A full international between 1990 and 1995, Brolin won 47 [[Cap (sport)|caps]] and scored 27 goals for the [[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden national team]] and helped them finish third at the [[1994 FIFA World Cup]]. He was also a member of the Sweden squads that competed at the [[1990 FIFA World Cup]], [[UEFA Euro 1992]], and [[Football at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]]. He was the 1990 and 1994 recipient of [[Guldbollen]] as Sweden's best footballer of those years.

13 days before his 25th birthday in November 1994, he broke a bone in his foot leading to five months out of first team football. After returning from that injury he was unable to deliver the height of performance he had pre-injury.<ref>{{Cite web |last=McNulty |first=Phil |authorlink= Phil McNulty|date=2003-01-02 |title=Football's foreign lottery |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/2621729.stm |access-date=2023-11-25 |website=BBC Sport |language=en-GB}}</ref> After struggles with form, injury and weight he retired as a footballer at the age of 28.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2025420.ece|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080724055506/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2025420.ece|url-status=dead|archive-date=24 July 2008|title=50 worst footballers|work=The Times|date=4 July 2007|access-date=6 January 2008 | location=London | first=Alex | last=Murphy}}</ref>

==Club career==

===Early career===
Brolin's first league match in an adult league competition was for Näsvikens IK in 1984 at the age of 14 against Kilafors, and he went on to make 36 appearances for the fourth division club. [[GIF Sundsvall]], spotted Brolin and offered him a contract in which he could continue his education while developing his career. In 1986 Brolin enrolled at Fotbollsgymnasiet, the football academy in Sundsvall. He was subsequently signed by GIF Sundsvall, making his first team debut in 1987 against [[IF Elfsborg]].

After three seasons at Sundsvall, Brolin moved to [[IFK Norrköping]] where he scored 7 goals in 9 games during the [[1990 Allsvenskan]] spring season.

===Parma===
Brolin was signed by Italian club [[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]] in 1990, just after the club had been promoted back to [[Serie A]]. He quickly formed an effective partnership at Parma with [[Alessandro Melli]]. The two together scored 20 goals, 13 from Melli and 7 from Brolin. Parma finished in joint fifth-place in their first season back in Serie A. It was the first time that the team qualified for Europe in their history.

In the [[1991–92 Serie A|1991–92 season]], Brolin played in all 34 of Parma's Serie A matches, scoring four goals. Parma finished in sixth place and lifted the [[1991–92 Coppa Italia|Coppa Italia]].<ref>[http://www.footballtransfertavern.com/player-profiles/when-a-big-money-move-went-wrong/tomas-brolin-when-a-big-money-move-went-wrong Tomas Brolin to Leeds – When a Big Money Move Went Wrong] The Transfer Tavern</ref> Brolin scored two vital goals in the Coppa Italia run: one in a 1–1 draw with [[ACF Fiorentina|Fiorentina]], and the second in the 1–0 victory over [[UC Sampdoria|Sampdoria]] in the semi-final. Parma beat [[Juventus FC|Juventus]] 2–1 on aggregate in [[1992 Coppa Italia final|the final]] to lift their first trophy in the club's history.

In the [[1992–93 Serie A|1992–93 season]], after Parma won [[1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup|that season's European Cup Winners' Cup]], the club purchased the Colombian [[Faustino Asprilla]] and the Argentine [[Sergio Berti]]. The addition of the two foreign players, however, meant the positions of Parma's three other non-Italian players – [[Cláudio Taffarel]], [[Georges Grün]] and Brolin – were not guaranteed, as the club could only field three ''stranieri'', or foreign players, in a match. Before Asprilla's arrival, Brolin had been playing up-front with fellow forward Alessandro Melli. Parma's coach [[Nevio Scala]], however, benched Brolin in favour of Asprilla for most of the season. When Asprilla played, Brolin's number 11 was handed to Asprilla with Brolin playing either in the number 8 or 9 jersey. Brolin did help the club lift the [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup|European Cup Winners' Cup]] by defeating [[Royal Antwerp F.C.|Royal Antwerp]] 3–1 in the final at [[Wembley Stadium (1923)|Wembley Stadium]].

The following season, the club signed duo [[Gianfranco Zola]] and [[Massimo Crippa]] for a total of £9&nbsp;million from cash-strapped [[SSC Napoli|Napoli]], putting Brolin's place in the team even more in the balance. Coach Scala, having seen the benefit of playing Brolin in midfield during the previous season, decided to play Brolin in a deeper position than his first three seasons at the club. He was handed Melli's number 7 jersey and played in a three-man midfield with [[Gabriele Pin]] on the right, Crippa on the left and Asprilla and Zola leading the attack. When the team was a goal down or in need of extra firepower up front, striker Melli came on as a substitute in place of Pin and Zola dropped into midfield, a tactic that was deployed by the coach during the [[1993–94 Serie A|1993–94 season]].

The club reached the final of the [[1993–94 European Cup Winners' Cup]], having beaten [[AFC Ajax|Ajax]] and [[S.L. Benfica|Benfica]] on the road to [[Copenhagen]], where they played English side [[Arsenal F.C.|Arsenal]]. Despite Brolin coming close to scoring in the first 15 minutes and even hitting the post, Parma lost 1–0.<ref>{{cite news|first=Joe|last=Lovejoy|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--european-cupwinners-cup-smiths-strike-brings-arsenal-european-glory-battling-londoners-make-light-of-the-loss-of-wright-and-jensen-1433888.html |title=European Cup-Winners Cup: Smith's strike brings Arsenal European glory: Battling Londoners make light of the loss of Wright and Jensen - Sport |work=The Independent |date=5 May 1994 |access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

====Injury====
On 16 November 1994 at the [[Råsunda Stadium]] in [[Stockholm]], Brolin had broken his foot in a qualifier for [[UEFA Euro 1996]]. At the time of his injury, Parma were two points clear at the top of the [[1994–95 Serie A]] league table. By the time he returned on 23 April 1995, however, Parma were eight points behind leaders and eventual champions Juventus. With Gianfranco Zola missing, Brolin was given his first full start after his injury on 7 May 1995, a week after he resumed playing for Sweden. His first start in nearly six months came against [[Genoa CFC|Genoa]], and Parma needed a victory to keep the pressure on runaway leaders Juventus. Brolin lasted 62 minutes before he was substituted for [[Stefano Fiore]] as Parma drew 0–0 and slipped seven points behind in the title race. Brolin struggled the rest of the season to find his form and fitness, but nonetheless continued to make appearances. On the last matchday of the season, against Napoli, Brolin was sent off for the first time in his career in the 23rd minute.

====Departure====
During the close season, Parma signed [[Hristo Stoichkov]] for £6.5&nbsp;million from [[FC Barcelona|Barcelona]] as Brolin tried to get back to full fitness for the start of the [[1995–96 Serie A|1995–96 season]]. Despite scoring in the Parmalat Cup against the United States (2–1) and [[Boca Juniors]] (3–1), and participating in a friendly against [[R.S.C. Anderlecht|Anderlecht]] (1–0) during the club's pre-season, the coach felt that Brolin lacked the appropriate level of fitness to continue playing in the central midfield position.

Brolin made his first league appearance during the 1995–96 season as a late substitute in a 2–1 home win against [[Inter Milan]] on 10 September. Four days later, in the first round of the European Cup Winners' Cup, Brolin made his first start against [[KS Teuta Durrës|Teuta Durrë]] in [[Tirana]], as well as made another start in the return match on 28 September. After a few more appearances, it was clear that Brolin would not have a chance to play regularly due to his lack of form.{{cn|date=June 2024}} After five years at the club, Brolin decided he would leave Parma in search of more playing time.

===Leeds United===
Brolin turned down three Italian clubs before moving to [[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]] on 7 November 1995. On 17 November, he signed a two-and-a-half-year contract. Manager [[Howard Wilkinson]] saw Brolin as the perfect foil for the club's top scorer [[Tony Yeboah]].

A day after signing for the club, Brolin made his [[Premier League]] debut at [[St James' Park]] against [[Newcastle United F.C.|Newcastle United]] as an 82nd-minute substitute for [[Mark Ford (footballer)|Mark Ford]]. They lost 2–1. Four days later, Brolin made his first start for the club as he contributed in the 2–1 win over [[Blackburn Rovers F.C.|Blackburn Rovers]] in the [[EFL Cup|League Cup]]. Fans quickly dubbed Brolin as the "Baby-Faced Assassin".

Brolin scored his first goal for the club against [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] on 16 December,<ref>{{cite AV media|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fkj5ffbA7DM |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/Fkj5ffbA7DM| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live|title=Tomas Brolin Funny Goal|website=[[YouTube]]}}{{cbignore}}</ref> in a match which they lost 6–2. It was a quite lucky goal, as a [[Sheffield Wednesday F.C.|Sheffield Wednesday]] defender trying a clearance hit him in shoulder after he fell on the ground and let him score a goal. He continued, briefly, as a regular starter playing in a 2–0 win over [[Bolton Wanderers F.C.|Bolton Wanderers]] on 27 December, in which he scored his second goal for the club. On 13 January, Brolin hit two goals as ten-man Leeds, without Yeboah and [[Brian Deane]], beat [[West Ham United F.C.|West Ham United]] 2–0 at [[Elland Road]].

In the aftermath of a 5–0 defeat to [[Liverpool F.C.|Liverpool]] on 20 January, Brolin and Wilkinson clashed over the player's defensive abilities, with Wilkinson accusing Brolin of not pulling his weight. He played in a 2–1 defeat to [[Nottingham Forest F.C.|Nottingham Forest]] on 31 January, but was dropped for the league match against [[Aston Villa F.C.|Aston Villa]] despite Wilkinson missing nine first-team players through suspensions, injuries and international duty.<ref name="villa">{{cite news|url=https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=8P1OAAAAIBAJ&pg=3423,201630&dq=tomas+brolin&hl=en|date=1 March 1996|publisher=[[New Straits Times]]|title=Brolin still has to convince the boss|website=[[Google News]]}}</ref> Brolin was then listed as "injured" and missed the following three matches. He returned to the team as Leeds beat [[Birmingham City F.C.|Birmingham City]] 3–0 on 25 February in the second leg of the League Cup semi-final to set up a [[1996 Football League Cup final|final]] against Aston Villa.<ref name="villa" />

On 1 April 1996, Brolin had to apologize to Wilkinson after an [[April Fool's Day]] prank backfired.<ref name="fool">{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/brolin-plays-the-fool-1303108.html |title=Brolin plays the fool |work=The Independent |date=3 April 1996 |access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> He had told Swedish television that he was going to play out the season on loan to former club IFK Norrköping as a joke but the statement was then picked up by international media and re-reported as fact.<ref name="fool" /> He returned on 3 April, however, and played in the matches against [[Southampton F.C.|Southampton]], Arsenal and Nottingham Forest. He played his last match of the season at [[Stamford Bridge (stadium)|Stamford Bridge]] on 14 April, setting up [[Gary McAllister]]'s goal in the 4–1 defeat to [[Chelsea F.C.|Chelsea]], but was dropped for the following match against [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]]. On 1 May, it was announced by the club that Brolin had returned home to Sweden to undergo surgery to remove scar tissue from his troublesome ankle, and was not fit for Leeds' last two league matches. Brolin's future at Leeds, however, was already in doubt.

In 2012, Brolin claimed in Swedish magazine ''Offside'' that his poor performance in the game against Liverpool that led to his being dropped had been a protest against Wilkinson playing him out of position on the wing, leaving him "to run up and down the right like an idiot" as opposed to the centrally lying playmaker role he believed that he had been signed for.<ref name="guardian">{{cite web|first=Marcus|last=Christenson|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2012/feb/15/tomas-brolin-leeds-worst-signing|title=Tomas Brolin at Leeds: the worst signing ever? He doesn't think so|work=The Guardian|date=15 February 2012|access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref>

====Loan to Zürich====
In the middle of 1996, Brolin went searching for a club and was granted three extra days by Wilkinson to find a new club; however, no serious interest was forthcoming. On 19 August 1996, Leeds announced that Brolin was on the transfer market and were prepared to sell him for nearly £2&nbsp;million less than the £4.5&nbsp;million paid for him just a year earlier.{{cn|date=January 2020}} Leeds manager Wilkinson had fined Brolin a week's wages around £12,000 for not turning up to pre-season training and announced he was seeking guidance from the [[Professional Footballers' Association]] on the legality of withholding Brolin's wages, and told the press that he would rather have any player in his team than Brolin. Leeds stopped his wages when he refused to show up for pre-season training and reportedly saved £72,000 by the time Brolin had joined [[FC Zürich]] on loan, where he received the minimum wage of £800-a-week for a player in the [[Swiss Super League|Natonalliga A]].

Brolin joined the Swiss club on 20 August 1996 and played three matches for Zürich in the Nationalliga A and one [[Swiss Cup]] match against lowly Uzwil, which Zürich won 10–0. Brolin wanted to stay at the club until their mid-season winter break in December to get back to full fitness, but Leeds' new coach [[George Graham]] wanted him back at Elland Road and refused to allow him to play for the club against [[FC St. Gallen|St. Gallen]] on 9 October, after his loan spell ended on 30 September. Graham was quoted as saying, "We have heard nothing from Tomas Brolin. We have not even got a telephone number for him. All our correspondence with him has been done through his agent, Lars Peterson." Leeds gave Brolin an ultimatum to return to the club on 6 November or face legal action.

====Loan to Parma====
A proposed loan move to Sampdoria collapsed on 13 November after a medical due to a metal staple in his foot. This scuppered a move back to Italy, with a view to a permanent £2&nbsp;million move to the club.

Leeds urged Brolin to return to [[Yorkshire]] and have tests on his damaged ankle to clarify the extent of the injury, fearing Brolin would be forced to retire, and wanted him to seek a second opinion from a leading orthopaedic surgeon. Then, on 24 December, Brolin paid £500,000 of his own money to fund his loan move back to Parma until the end of the season. Brolin trained with the club but did not return to first team action until 23 February 1997 as a second-half substitute in a 2–0 win over [[S.S. Lazio|Lazio]]. He also made substitute appearances against [[Cagliari Calcio|Cagliari]] (3–2), [[Perugia Calcio|Perugia]] (2–1), Inter (1–0) and Fiorentina (0–1), all in March 1997.

Brolin played in an exhibition match at the [[Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys|Olympic Stadium]] in [[Montjuïc]], [[Barcelona]], on 26 April for the International Association of Professional Footballers (AIFP), of which he was a founding member. Brolin played against [[Udinese Calcio|Udinese]] (0–2) on 28 April as a substitute, and with Parma having several injuries and suspensions, Parma head coach [[Carlo Ancelotti]] handed Brolin his first and only start in his second spell at the Italian club on 4 May in a 2–1 win over [[Atalanta B.C.|Atalanta]]. He then made another appearance in the 3–0 win over [[Vicenza Calcio|Vicenza]] a week later. Brolin even played a part in Parma's title run-in with Juventus, making substitute appearances against [[A.C. Milan|Milan]] (1–1), and against Juventus (1–1) on 25 May, coming on after [[Hernán Crespo]] limped off with a hamstring injury. His last appearance came in the last game of the season, on 1 June, in a 2–1 win over [[Hellas Verona F.C.|Hellas Verona]], as Parma finished in their best ever position, second place.

By the end of the [[1996–97 Serie A|season]], it was clear that Parma were not interested in keeping the player and had only agreed to sign him on loan to keep him fit after so many years of loyal service to the Parma club.

====Departure====
On 16 June 1997, Brolin's loan deal with Parma expired. Under the terms of the agreement, he was obligated to return to Elland Road within 72 hours. Brolin, however, was axed by coach George Graham for the club's pre-season tour of Sweden. Brolin was forced to find another club on loan or play for the reserves.

On 29 August, he was offered a loan deal with [[Real Zaragoza]] but the deal fell through and Brolin missed the Spanish transfer deadline. As a result, he was fined by Leeds for being absent for training for three days which he disputed. Then, on 15 September, Brolin met with [[Jim Jefferies (footballer)|Jim Jefferies]] about a loan to [[Heart of Midlothian F.C.|Hearts]]. Yet again, however, the deal fell through. According to Brolin's agent, the club would not meet their price, but the Hearts chief Chris Robinson decided to pull the plug on the deal due to the player's lack of fitness.

After the two failed loan deals, Brolin continued to train and play in the reserves. On 6 October, he was fined £90,000 after missing a match to attend his father's 50th birthday as well as criticizing Graham in the media. The player threatened to take the club to a Premier League tribunal. On 28 October 1997, club officials, Brolin, and Brolin's representatives decided to terminate Brolin's contract for a reported £140,000.

Although he recovered from his ankle injury, Brolin never regained his pre-injury level of fitness. He made 19 Premier League appearances for Leeds United, scoring four goals.{{citation needed|date=January 2020}} He is widely regarded by Leeds fans as one of the club's worst ever players, and in 2003, a poll by [[BBC Sport]] saw him voted by the club's fans as the club's worst player in living memory, with the editor joking that Brolin had given almost all of his £4.5&nbsp;million fee back to the local catering industry with "dedicated munching".<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/eng_prem/2902411.stm |title=Football &#124; Premiership &#124; Never again |work=BBC Sport |date=1 April 2003 |access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref> In 2007 he was voted the second worst player in England's top division since 1970.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080724055506/http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/sport/football/article2025420.ece The 50 worst footballers]</ref>

===Crystal Palace===
On 16 November 1997, [[Steve Coppell]], the manager of struggling [[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]], offered Brolin a two-week trial. Palace had been playing a friendly in Sweden, and Coppell was hoping to finalize the two-week trial while he was there. At the time, Brolin was training with [[Hammarby Fotboll|Hammarby IF]] in Stockholm.

The trial began on 5 January 1998. With a player shortage, Brolin was asked by Coppell to play for the club in a league match. Brolin was registered as a player for the club and allocated the number 12 jersey. He played in the home league match against [[Everton F.C.|Everton]] on 10 January, and netted a ball in the 72nd minute only to see the referee rule it out for offside. The club lost 3–1 but Brolin, whose trial ended on 16 January, was handed a contract until the end of the season.

In his third game, Brolin came up against his old club Leeds United. Brolin was still overweight, but managed to get a starting place in the team. After five minutes, however, he had to come off after a collision with [[Bruno Ribeiro]], which left him dazed and needing stitches to a head wound. While he was receiving treatment, Leeds scored. Brolin, determined to upset his former team, returned to the field six minutes later, but Palace were unable to beat Leeds.

Brolin went on to play 12 more times for Palace, mostly as a striker due to the [[London]] club's shortage of players up-front. On 13 March 1998, the club lost to Chelsea 6–2. Crystal Palace had been procured by [[Mark Goldberg (football manager)|Mark Goldberg]] who decided [[Steve Coppell]] should step down as manager and player [[Attilio Lombardo]] would take over as player-manager. Despite it being widely reported that Brolin was to be his assistant coach, Palace chairman Goldberg insisted that the fluent [[Italian language|Italian]] and [[English language|English]] speaking Brolin was merely Lombardo's interpreter.

Brolin's last competitive game came in the 3–0 defeat to Manchester United on 27 April 1998. He was substituted for [[Jamie Fullarton]] after 68 minutes. Brolin was unable to recapture his form or fitness failing to score in 15 appearances.<ref>[https://www.bbc.co.uk/leeds/content/articles/2006/07/03/sport_united_brolin_profile_feature.shtml Profile: Tomas Brolin] BBC Leeds – Sport</ref> Palace were relegated from the Premier League and on 14 May 1998, he was released from the London club and returned to Sweden to think about his prospects.

===Retirement===
On 12 August 1998, Brolin announced his retirement from the game and made his last appearance on 29 August 1998 in the last 15 minutes for Hudiksvalls A.B.K. against [[Kiruna FF]], as a goalkeeper.

==International career==

===Early career and 1990 World Cup===
At the age of 20, and having played in the [[Allsvenskan]] for [[GIF Sundsvall]] for three years, Brolin moved to IFK Norrköping and in his first game for the club in a pre-season friendly against [[IFK Eskilstuna]], he netted a hat-trick. However, it was his hat-trick in his league debut in a 6–0 victory over [[IFK Göteborg]] at Idrottsparken in Norrköping that grabbed all the headlines and alerted Sweden's coach [[Olle Nordin]] to Brolin's talents. Sweden had just qualified for the [[FIFA World Cup]] for the first time since [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] and were looking for a forward to lead their frontline, having only managed nine goals in six matches during the qualifying rounds.

Eighteen days later, 25 April, Brolin was lining up against [[Wales national football team|Wales]] at the [[Råsunda Stadion]], and five minutes after [[Dean Saunders]] had given the visitors the lead, Brolin announced his arrival on the international stage with two goals in six minutes to give Sweden a 2–1 lead. Sweden won 4–2 on the night, and Brolin went on to score another two in the following match with [[Finland national football team|Finland]] a month later, which Sweden won 6–0. Subsequently, Brolin was picked to lead the Swedish attack in the [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990 World Cup]] in Italy. Sweden failed to win any of their matches at that tournament, however, but after scoring against [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]], Brolin was soon signed by Parma for £1.2&nbsp;million (out of a possible 12 buyers), and also won his first ''[[Guldbollen]]'' as Sweden's footballer of the year.<ref name=Zlat>[http://www.dn.se/sport/fotboll/zlatan-vinnare-igen-men-kom-inte-1.991152 Zlatan vinnare igen — men kom inte] DN.se, 9 November 2009</ref><ref>[http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/sport/guldbollen/1994.html 1994: Tomas Brolin, Parma] Aftonbladet</ref>

=== Euro 1992 ===
At [[UEFA Euro 1992]], Brolin was joint top-scorer (three goals) with three others ([[Henrik Larsen]], [[Dennis Bergkamp]] and [[Karl-Heinz Riedle]]); his goal against [[England national football team|England]] did much to raise his profile.

===1994 World Cup===
Brolin went to the [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994 World Cup]] in the best shape of his career, at the age of 24. Despite having a talented group of players, however, Sweden was not predicted {{By whom|date=January 2012}} to go far at the World Cup in the United States. They scraped a draw with [[Cameroon national football team|Cameroon]] in their opening game. Things improved in Sweden's next game with [[Russia national football team|Russia]], with Brolin playing behind [[Martin Dahlin]] and the towering [[Kennet Andersson]], as Sweden won 3–1.

In their final group match, Sweden drew 1–1 with tournament favourites Brazil after Brolin set up Sweden's goal for Kennet Andersson, and reached the second round.<ref>{{cite news|first=Phil|last=Shaw|url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/football--world-cup-usa-94-how-the-swedes-homework-paid-off-1426160.html |title=Football / World Cup USA '94: How the Swedes' homework paid off - Sport |work=The Independent |date=30 June 1994 |access-date=8 June 2012}}</ref>

Brolin scored three goals for Sweden in the 1994 World Cup as the nation finished third in the competition.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20080228025235/http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/statisticsandrecords/players/player=174431/index.html FIFA Player statistics – Tomas BROLIN] FIFA.com</ref> Brolin's performances earned him a place in the competition's World Cup All Star Team.<ref>[https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/16/sports/world-cup-94-romario-and-baggio-among-first-all-star-cast.html New York Times, 16 July 1994]</ref> In the quarter-final against [[Romania national football team|Romania]], he scored one of his most famous goals: When Sweden were awarded a free-kick, everyone expected [[Stefan Schwarz]] to shoot. Instead, Schwarz jumped over the ball and [[Håkan Mild]] passed the ball past the wall to Brolin, who managed to score. He received his second ''Guldbollen'' award in 1994.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

=== Euro 1996 qualifying ===
On 16 November 1994, at the [[Råsunda Stadion]] in Stockholm, Brolin broke his foot in a qualifier for [[UEFA Euro 1996|Euro 1996]]. On 7 May 1995, a week after he had returned from injury, Brolin played for Sweden against [[Iceland national football team|Iceland]], and scored a penalty but was unable to help his team to a much needed victory in their qualifying campaign.

On 16 April 1996, Brolin was then dropped by Swedish coach [[Tommy Svensson]] for a friendly against [[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] in [[Belfast]], and was quoted, "Brolin is not at 100 percent at the moment and it is difficult to say when he will be." Brolin told Swedish news agency TT that it was the best for him, and the national side: "Right now I need to recover in order to get to the capacity needed to add something to the national team."

In the end, Sweden did not qualify for Euro 1996. Brolin never played for his country again, but in the last five years he had been selected 47 times at senior level and scored an impressive 27 goals.

==Style of play==
A dynamic, energetic, creative and technically gifted footballer, Brolin was a world-class player in his prime,<ref name="guardian"/><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.calciomercato.com/news/brolin-il-cuore-gialloblu-che-pago-per-tornare-nel-suo-parma-22198 |title=Brolin, un gioiello spezzato a 28 anni che pagò per tornare nella sua Parma |publisher=www.calciomercato.com |language=it |last1=Gandolfi |first1=Remo |date=26 December 2019 |access-date=9 May 2020 }}</ref> who was known for his excellent [[Dribbling#Association football|dribbling]] skills, as well as for his [[Passing (association football)|passing]] ability and powerful shots on goal.<ref name="The Gentleman Ultra">{{cite web|url=http://www.thegentlemanultra.com/when-calcio-ruled-the-world/when-calcio-ruled-the-world-tomas-brolin|title=WHEN CALCIO RULED THE WORLD: TOMAS BROLIN |publisher=The Gentleman Ultra|date=28 November 2015|access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="FIFA">{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/do-you-remember/people=174431/index.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306055041/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/players-coaches/do-you-remember/people=174431/index.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 March 2016|title=Swedish gem who propelled Parma|publisher=FIFA.com|access-date=2 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|first=Christopher|last=Clarey|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1994/07/12/sports/world-cup-94-jaaa-sweden-is-excited-about-its-team.html|title=WORLD CUP '94; Jaaa! Sweden Is Excited About Its Team |work=The New York Times|date=12 July 1994|access-date=3 March 2016}}</ref> A versatile player, he was usually deployed as an [[Midfielder#Attacking midfielder|offensive-midfield]] [[playmaker]] due to his ability to provide [[Assist (football)|assists]] for teammates, but he was also used as a [[Forward (association football)#Striker|striker]], [[Midfielder#Winger|winger]], [[Midfielder#Central midfielder|central midfielder]] and as a [[Forward (association football)#Second striker|deep-lying forward]] throughout his career, due to his work-rate and tactical intelligence.<ref name="The Gentleman Ultra"/><ref name="FIFA"/><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/8496584.stm|title=Swede Tomas Brolin dreams of retirement goal |publisher=BBC|date=3 February 2010|access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://aroundthepeninsula.wordpress.com/2011/10/06/gialloblu-giants-tomas-brolin/|title=Gialloblu Giants: Tomas Brolin |publisher=Around the Peninsula|date=6 October 2011|access-date=4 March 2016}}</ref><ref name="treccani">{{cite web|url=http://www.treccani.it/enciclopedia/tomas-brolin_%28Enciclopedia-dello-Sport%29/|title=BROLIN, Tomas|publisher=Treccani: Enciclopedia dello Sport (2002)|language=it|access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ricerca.repubblica.it/repubblica/archivio/repubblica/1994/11/19/brolin-fa-triste-parma.html|title=BROLIN FA TRISTE PARMA|publisher=La Repubblica|language=it|first=Emilio|last=Marrese|date=19 November 1994|access-date=11 August 2016}}</ref> Despite his talent in his youth, his career was affected by several injuries, which forced him into early retirement.<ref name="treccani"/>

==Personal life==
After retiring from football, Brolin settled to become a businessman and returned to his homeland where for a period of time he owned an Italian-Swedish restaurant called Undici ({{langx|it|11}}, the number he wore while playing for Parma).<ref name="guardian_jobs">{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2000/dec/24/newsstory|title='Said and Done' Article|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=24 December 2000|access-date=23 September 2008|location=London|first=David|last=Hills}}</ref> Undici has been fined numerous times for permitting underage drinking.<ref>[http://www.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/article3660294.ab Tomas Brolin nekas serveringstillstånd] Aftonbladet</ref> Brolin also invested money in real estate and – to some public amusement – in a firm selling a new type of mouthpiece for vacuum cleaners.<ref name="guardian_jobs"/><ref>[http://wwwc.aftonbladet.se/nyheter/9805/21/brolin.html Nu har Brolin sug i blicken] Aftonbladet</ref><ref name="twin_vac">{{cite web|url= http://www.twinner.info/inside_english.html|title=Twinner Vacuum Cleaner – English Website|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080914113410/http://www.twinner.info/inside_english.html|archive-date = 14 September 2008|df=dmy-all}}</ref> He also appeared in a video by [[Dr. Alban]] which featured other famous Swedish sportsmen, including [[Björn Borg]].<ref name="alban_vid">{{cite web|url   = https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vIEPdCCSdUo|title = YouTube Video – Friends in Need – "Alla Vi"}}</ref>

In 2001, his long-time girlfriend, Susan Hardenborg, gave birth to Brolin's first child, a boy named Sebastian.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/football/2001/may/06/newsstory|title='Said and Done' Article|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=6 May 2001|access-date=23 September 2008|location=London|first=David|last=Hills}}</ref> The couple had split before the birth of the child, but remain on good terms. After meeting the former [[Miss Sweden]] and TV presenter [[Annika Duckmark]] in late 2000, they got married, and stayed together until they got divorced in 2006.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hant.se/han-ar-froken-sverige-annika-duckmarks-nya-karlek/|title=Han är Fröken Sverige-Annika Duckmarks nya kärlek|date=2018-01-16|website=Hänt.se|language=sv-SE|access-date=2019-04-22|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190422103228/https://www.hant.se/han-ar-froken-sverige-annika-duckmarks-nya-karlek/|archive-date=2019-04-22|url-status=live}}</ref>

Brolin has been an active [[World Series of Poker]] player since 2006.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Tomas Brolin's profile on The Hendon Mob|url=https://pokerdb.thehendonmob.com/player.php?a=r&n=62400 |access-date=2024-04-09 |website=The Hendon Mob Poker Database |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2007/may/11/smalltalk.sportinterviews|title=Interview with Tony Cascarino|work=[[The Guardian]]|date=11 May 2007|access-date=23 September 2008|location=London|first=Nicky|last=Bandini}}</ref> Playing in the [[2007 World Series of Poker]] and the [[PartyPoker.com Football & Poker Legends Cup|2006 Football & Poker Legends Cup]] organized by [[PartyGaming|PartyPoker.com]]. He has also competed regularly in the PokerStars.com European Poker Tour and cashed twice – once in the Season 4 [[Prague]] event where he came 23rd and again in the EPT Grand Final later that season in Monte Carlo where he came 38th out of an 842-strong field.{{fact|date=August 2024}}

==Career statistics==

=== Club ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by club, season and competition
|-
!rowspan="2"|Club
!rowspan="2"|Season
!rowspan="2"|Division
!colspan="2"|League
!colspan="2"|Cup
!colspan="2"|[[UEFA|Europe]]
!colspan="2"|Total
|-
!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals!!Apps!!Goals
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[Näsvikens IK]]
|1984
|[[Division 4 (Swedish football)|Division 4 Hälsingland]]
|||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||||
|-
|1985
|Division 4 Hälsingland
|||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||||
|-
|1986
|Division 4 Hälsingland
|||||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||||
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!36!!10!!colspan="2"|—!!colspan="2"|—!!36!!10
|-
|rowspan="4"|[[GIF Sundsvall]]
|[[1987 Allsvenskan|1987]]
|[[Allsvenskan]]
|13||3||||||colspan="2"|—||13||3
|-
|[[1988 Allsvenskan|1988]]
|Allsvenskan
|21||6||||||colspan="2"|—||21||6
|-
|[[1989 Allsvenskan|1989]]
|Allsvenskan
|21||4||||||colspan="2"|—||21||4
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!55!!13!!!!!!colspan="2"|—!!55!!13
|-
|[[IFK Norrköping]]
|[[1990 Allsvenskan|1990]]
|Allsvenskan
|9||7||||||colspan="2"|—||9||7
|-
|rowspan="7"|[[Parma Calcio 1913|Parma]]
|[[1990–91 Parma A.C. season|1990–91]]
|[[Serie A]]
|33||7||1||0||colspan="2"|—||34||7
|-
|[[1991–92 Parma A.C. season|1991–92]]
|Serie A
|34||4||8||2||1||0||43||6
|-
|[[1992–93 Parma A.C. season|1992–93]]
|Serie A
|22||4||2||2||3||0||27||6
|-
|[[1993–94 Parma A.C. season|1993–94]]
|Serie A
|29||5||7||4||5||1||41||10
|-
|[[1994–95 Parma A.C. season|1994–95]]
|Serie A
|11||0||1||0||4||0||16||0
|-
|[[1995–96 Parma A.C. season|1995–96]]
|Serie A
|4||0||1||0||3||0||7||0
|-
!colspan="2"|Total
!133!!20!!20!!8!!16!!1!!168!!29
|-
|[[Leeds United F.C.|Leeds United]]
|[[1995–96 Leeds United A.F.C. season|1995–96]]
|[[Premier League]]
|19||4||1||0||colspan="2"|—||20||4
|-
|[[FC Zürich]] (loan)
|[[1996–97 Nationalliga A|1996–97]]
|[[Swiss Super League|Nationalliga A]]
|3||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||3||0
|-
|Parma (loan)
|[[1996–97 Parma A.C. season|1996–97]]
|Serie A
|11||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||11||0
|-
|[[Crystal Palace F.C.|Crystal Palace]]
|[[1997–98 Crystal Palace F.C. season|1997–98]]
|Premier League
|13||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||13||0
|-
|[[Hudiksvalls FF|Hudiksvall ABK]]
|[[1998 Swedish football Division 2|1998]]
|[[Division 2 (Swedish football)|Division 2 Norrland]]
|1||0||colspan="2"|—||colspan="2"|—||1||0
|-
!colspan="3"|Career total
!280!!54!!21!!8!!16!!1!!317!!63
|}

=== International ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|+ Appearances and goals by national team and year
|-
!National team||Year||Apps||Goals
|-
|rowspan="6"|[[Sweden men's national football team|Sweden]]
|1990||7||5
|-
|1991||7||5
|-
|1992||7||3
|-
|1993||6||3
|-
|1994||15||9
|-
|1995||5||2
|-
!colspan="2"|Total!!47!!27
|}

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

{| class="wikitable sortable"
|+ List of international goals scored by Tomas Brolin
|-
!scope="col"|No.
!scope="col"|Date
!scope="col"|Venue
!scope="col"|Opponent
!scope="col"|Score
!scope="col"|Result
!scope="col"|Competition
|-
| align="center"|1 || rowspan="2"|25 April 1990 || rowspan="2"|[[Råsunda]], Stockholm, Sweden || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Wales}}|| align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–2 || rowspan="2"|[[Exhibition game|Friendly]]
|-
| align="center"|2 || align="center"|2–0 
|-
| align="center"|3 || rowspan="2"|27 May 1990 || rowspan="2"|Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Finland}}|| align="center"|3–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|6–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|4 || align="center"|4–0 
|-
| align="center"|5 || 10 June 1990 ||[[Stadio delle Alpi]], [[Turin]], Italy ||{{fb|Brazil}}|| align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|1–2 ||[[1990 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|6 || 5 June 1991 || Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden ||{{fb|Colombia}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|7 || rowspan="2"|5 June 1991 || rowspan="2"|[[Ullevi]], [[Gothenburg]], Sweden || rowspan="2"|{{fb|USSR}}|| align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–3 || rowspan="2"|[[Scania 100 Tournament]]
|-
| align="center"|8 || align="center"|2–2 
|-
| align="center"|9 ||15 June 1991 ||[[Norrköpings Idrottspark|Idrottsparken]], [[Norrköping]], Sweden ||{{fb|Denmark}}|| align="center"|4–0 || align="center"|4–0 || Scania 100 Tournament
|-
| align="center"|10 || 8 August 1991 ||[[Ullevaal Stadion]], [[Oslo]], Norway ||{{fb|NOR}}|| align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|2–1 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|11 || 14 June 1992 || Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden ||{{fb|Denmark}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 ||[[UEFA Euro 1992]]
|-
| align="center"|12 || 17 June 1992 || Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden ||{{fb|England}}|| align="center"|2–1 || align="center"|2–1 || UEFA Euro 1992
|-
| align="center"|13 || 21 June 1992 || Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden ||{{fb|Germany}}|| align="center"|1–2 || align="center"|2–3 || UEFA Euro 1992
|-
| align="center"|14 || rowspan="3"|2 June 1993 || rowspan="3"|Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden || rowspan="3"|{{fb|Israel}}|| align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="3" align="center"|5–0 || rowspan="3"|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification (UEFA)|1994 FIFA World Cup qualification]]
|-
| align="center"|15 || align="center"|2–0 
|-
| align="center"|16 || align="center"|4–0 
|-
| align="center"|17 || 20 April 1994 ||[[Racecourse Ground]], [[Wrexham]], Wales ||{{fb|Wales}}|| align="center"|2–0 || align="center"|2–0 || Friendly
|-
| align="center"|18 || rowspan="2"|5 June 1994 || rowspan="2"|Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Norway}}|| align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|2–0 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|19 || align="center"|2–0 
|-
| align="center"|20 || 24 June 1994 ||[[Pontiac Silverdome]], [[Pontiac, Michigan|Pontiac]], United States ||{{fb|Russia}}|| align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|3–1 ||[[1994 FIFA World Cup]]
|-
| align="center"|21 || 10 July 1994 ||[[Stanford Stadium]], [[Palo Alto]], United States ||{{fb|Romania}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–2 || 1994 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|22 || 16 July 1994 ||[[Rose Bowl (stadium)|Rose Bowl]], [[Pasadena, California|Pasadena]], United States ||{{fb|Bulgaria}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|4–0 || 1994 FIFA World Cup
|-
| align="center"|23 || rowspan="2"|17 August 1994 || rowspan="2"|[[Eyravallen]], [[Örebro]], Sweden || rowspan="2"|{{fb|Lithuania}}|| align="center"|1–0 || rowspan="2" align="center"|4–2 || rowspan="2"|Friendly
|-
| align="center"|24 || align="center"|2–0 
|-
| align="center"|25 || 16 November 1994 || Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden ||{{fb|Hungary}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|2–0 ||[[UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying]]
|-
| align="center"|26 || 1 June 1995 || Råsunda, Stockholm, Sweden ||{{fb|Iceland}}|| align="center"|1–1 || align="center"|1–1 || UEFA Euro 1996 qualifying
|-
| align="center"|27 || 16 August 1995 || Idrottsparken, Norrköping, Sweden ||{{fb|USA}}|| align="center"|1–0 || align="center"|1–0 || Friendly
|}

==Honours==
'''Parma'''<ref name="FIFA"/>
* [[UEFA Cup Winners' Cup]]: [[1992–93 European Cup Winners' Cup|1992–93]]
* [[UEFA Europa League|UEFA Cup]]: [[1994–95 UEFA Cup|1994–95]]
* [[UEFA Super Cup]]: [[1993 UEFA Super Cup|1993]]
* [[Coppa Italia]]: [[1991–92 Coppa Italia|1991–92]]

'''Leeds United'''
* [[Football League Cup]] runner-up: [[1995–96 Football League Cup|1995–96]]<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/sport/milosevic-gives-villa-a-touch-of-magic-1343925.html |title=Milosevic gives; Villa a touch of magic |website=The Independent |date=25 March 1996 |access-date=2 April 2024}}</ref>

'''Sweden'''<ref name="FIFA"/>
* [[FIFA World Cup]] third place: [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]

'''Individual'''
* [[Guldbollen]]: [[Guldbollen#1990s|1990]], [[Guldbollen#1990s|1994]]<ref name=Zlat/>
* UEFA Euro Golden Boot: [[UEFA Euro 1992#Awards|1992]]<ref name=Zlat/>
* [[FIFA World Cup awards#All-Star Team|FIFA World Cup All-Star Team]]: [[1994 FIFA World Cup#All-star team|1994]]
* [[Ballon d'Or]] fourth place: [[1994 Ballon d'Or|1994]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

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