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Tubby Tomas Brolin was one of those inspired signings that had the
stamp of Bill Fotherby all over it. He was a player who'd done well in
Italy and was a star for Sweden in the World Cup but by the time Leeds
became interested in him he had suffered injury nightmares for some
time. Leeds splashed out a massive £4.5 million on signing him
and then tried to figure out what to do with him. He managed just 25
appearances in 18 months with the club and just 4 goals, and is
streets ahead of the field in the "worst signing of all time" stakes
for Leeds. He played against Leeds once for Palace and gave us all a
good laugh with his wallowing around and then with the dodgy
bandage/hairband he ended up wearing after a clash of heads. He
returned to Sweden where he seems to have got involved in the shoe
trade, and the last time his name was mentioned in the news it was
because he'd hit an elk while driving his car. It's not known what
happened to the elk either...
Boryana Yordanova Stanislavova says: I think that Tomas is a great
player!
K says: I met Tomas in Los Angeles after a hockey game in '97 and
we had a great time together running around LA. He is a fun and
honest man. I only saw him play football one time, but I know now he
was a great player! Sorry if that is too boring for you.
Willard Robinson jr says: Tomas was an amazing soccer
player. Didn't you see the 1994 World Cup? How he play, especially
against Brazil when he gave that pass to Kennet Andersson to
score. and also he made a great duo with Martin Dahlin
Mr:Jackson says: tomas brolin is the greatest player ever!!!!
soccer is to much focused on def. now a days
Max says: Have you forgot that Leeds didnt let him play on his best
position on the midfield?...the position that he made it into the 1994
World Cup-Team. The manager didnt like him. Brolin scored 3 goals in
one match and even then the manager didnt want him. Beacause of
Brolin, Sweden one the 3:rd place in the 1994 World Cup. Imagine if
Celtic put Henrik Larsson out of the team? Leeds manager was even more
stupid when he didnt let Tomas Brolin play. Tomas Brolin is voted as
one av "Parma" (Italy) best player ever. What do you say about that?
Jabba says: looks like you've missed my point entirely. He did well
enough before he was injured but after his injury - when he was at
Leeds - he was a total disaster.
Max says: I agree that he wasnt as good as before hes leg was
broken, but then, he didnt really get the chans beacause he and the
trainer didnt get along. So he destroyed him...
luke fairmaner says: i saw him in a video and he fell over and
someone kicked it against his head and he scored! he was a quality
player! NOT, he was a twat
henrik lindahl says: I havent met him! BUT World Cup 94!!! Need to
say no more!! Still give me a shiver all over my body!!! Was only 14
yeasr old at that time!
Annalisa says: Once I met Tomas. It was in 1992, in Parma and I
remember him as a very nice person. He was a great footballer too. He
played very well in Italy. Everyone still loves him in Italy! Ci
manchi troppo Tomas!
Kieran Spillane says: Tomas Brolin, once the young, sickingly
talented swedish footballer of a generation who oversadowed the
Brazilians in USA '94 - then a string of injuries and now a vacuum
nozzles salesman. Sounds bad? Not so. Through an unlikely sequence of
events that only ever could have happened him, the likeable, pleasant
and consistently charming Tomas has had a kid, married a former Miss
Sweden and is an iconic figure the world over. I, for one, am glad
that unlike so many players who waste their talents this is not
another sad ending.
James says: i once saw him in a pub in otley which is about 10
miles away from leeds he had just joined leeds and he looked very
depressed and home sick so i went to talk to him but when i tried to
talk to him he hit me breaking my ribs and giveing me two black
eyes
"tim" (aka the James who posted above) says: super Tomas Brolin
Anon says: i live next door to tomas he is a very good freind of
mine i have known him for about three years
johanna says: Hello tomas brolin was the best player in the
world!!!
Harry M says: It's a bloody shame that Leeds didn't give him a
chance, He had an exceptional character and talent but his style of
playing was to individualistic for Graham. What I can't figure out is
why Leeds didn't sell him sooner (and could have gotten a lot more for
him than they did) when they obviously weren't gonna give a chance to
FOOTBALL and instead forced him into some perversed tactical,
ultradefensive ballgame. Under Graham,Leeds could just as well have
played on a Yorkshire mudfield.
shady says: I remember many moments with Tomas playing the main
role, but the most i remember the game against Bulgaria won 4:0 by the
Swedish team and a free kick, where Tomas hid behind the opponents
wall and as the ball was played to him everybody was shocked, because
no one noticed him as he stood behind them. And he scored the goal
from the sharp angle. It was a masterpiece.
mick friar says: Did brolin play for juventus
tom says: last week i saw tomas in leeds i am unsure why tomas was
in leeds but i saw him in heaven and hell night club in leeds he was
danceing in heaven on the stage wearing a leeds shirt!! there were
rumours that he may be moveing back to leeds to replace paul robinson
in goal!!!!!
Dani says: Brolin was a keyplayer until he broke his ankle while
giving Martin Dahlin a easy score. Then battling with injury
rehab. The move to Leeds was a unlucky part in his comeback, a team
wich got a new manager that already stated in his arrival to Leeds
that Brolin services along other players in the squad (Palmer, Yeboah
etc..) was not needed in his plan to make Leeds a great team. This
couldn't motivate Brolin to go out and do a great game. I think, if he
had been given confidence from the manager he would have been closer
to perform like he did in Parma and World Cup 1994. I wasn't found of
Leeds before and this misstreatment of players gave me no reason but
to hate more. A shame for fotball management.....
papin says: brolin is the only reason i love football!!!!!!
Robert says: In 94 Tomas Brolin was elected to be the second best
midfielder in the world and he made the world team in soccer. I think
that is the position that Zidane Or Figo has today, suck on that one
all of u doubters
simon bralot says: Sorry my english is not well. I can not find any
sites on the internet about tomas. Except, of course, this one. I
think it is very kind the way you speak of him, he would be very
proud!
Marten in Sweden says: He had extraordinary talent and agreat but
short fotball-career. ut unfortunately the footingery and also his
irratic temper hampered him in his further quest to glory.
Tommy "Da Bro" Broline says: y nickame, and Dj name is Tommy "da
Bro" Broline after the great man himself (I know I spell it
differently) as a sign of my respect. Damn, even my e-mail address is
tommy_dabro_broline@yahoo.com Actually, it's because I wanted to be a
porn star when I was a kid and I thought the podgy face, blond hair
and fact that he was Swedish made him a very likely candidate for the
same industry. Also I'm called Thomas. Also I'm cool. db.
Pablo says: He was great player but tell me where is he now????
Eda says: Hi! As a fun of Mr Brolin and I want to interwiev
him. This interview can be published in a homepage for all of Thomas
Brolin fans. There for I would be glad to have his e-mail adress. Can
sb. help me pls?? thanks (my mailto: Krizantem_ _at_ msn.com or essass
_at_ mynet.com
Thomas says: I think Graham was an idiot. Its as simpel as
that. Someone in a team must have the responsibility to take on a
newcomer, to make him relax and feel welcomed. Its praxis throughout
Europe. But they failed with that and particular Graham failed heavily
not only because of that but also because he promised the man a free
role on the midfield before the signup. Promises that were just
lies. Therefor Mr Graham is the man to blame for the worst signup in
Leeds history. So all Leeds fan in my opinion have the rights to call
him anything or everything. Jabba says: George Graham had nothing to
do with Brolin's signing - he was signed in the Wilko days.
Leila from Iran says: Tomas was the most favourite player of mine.I
will never forgive george graham,he sacrificed Tomas for his
selfishness.
Dar says: Brolin was a clas act in his prime and one of my
favourite all time players because of his enthusiasm and flair. But to
be fair to fans of Leeds and later Palace he was knackered by the time
they got to see him. Injuries (especially the broken album) saw his
career sort of tail off but between about 1992 and 1995 he was one of
the top players in Europe without any doubt.
Mike says: I live overseas from Europe. Even there Brolin's name
was known. I saw him play for the first time at USA 94. He was
amazing footballer. I don't know what happened to him afterwards
though. Did he even get a farewell match or something? He was one of
the top players during the early 90's and it just kicks me that he is
forgotten like this. This is one of the very few websites i could
find with something related to Tomas Brolin besides just an incomplete
statistical info.
Pippo from Sweden says: Once he was KING !! Now he's a
vaciumcleaner salesment and a resturant owner.. Sorry for my bad
spelling..
Dave Dudding says: I'm a Palace fan and I can assure you that
Brolin was overvalued when we got him on a free from Leeds - by sthat
stage he was a complete waste of a lot of space. Mindy you, that gane
against Leeds where he got injured and ended up wearing a neadband was
one of the funniest things ever seen at SElhurst Park. Not his fault,
but asad end to what was obviously a once great career
Aaron says: I'm from the same town as Tomas and i used to see him
every summer when he played for Parma & Leeds when he was home on
vecation. I've watched Brolin from the begining of his carrear and he
was truly an exeptional player. When Brolin came to Leeds he had had
heavy injurie problems, and then he get into a clash with Wilkinson
and Graham. It's sad that Brolin had to end his career so early and i
consider him the best swedish player ever. Right now he run a
restaurant in Stockholm and some other company's along with his father
Rune. And as the rumors say, yes, he have gained some weight. Brolin
is not the smartest guy who've ever lived, but none of you are that
either. When he was young he had an extraordinary determination and
was very obstinate. But after the injurie he loosed some of the will
and lost some of the determination that was the base of his whole
ability together with his talent. If you had treated hi, better in
Leeds i'm sure you would have recived more for your investment. Even
if he was on his way down, but he was youn though, only 25-26 when he
signed for Leeds... Between 1990-1995 Brolin was WORDCLASS! Nobody
can deny that.
Daniel Castro says: I am spanish, for me, He was the best player
that I saw in a field, but I don't know how get videos of him
Ste says: People are basically right about Brolin - he WAS class
before we signed him but some parts of class never die - the touch
etc. Whats 'anon' talkin about - oooh he's my next door neighbour - i
wouldnt trust anon anyway - ive read some poetry of his - and its
shit. As for Daniel Castro - i know where u can get video's of Brolin
- ask your Dad - Fiddell!! As for the Swede that destroyed the turnip
- he'll always be special to us - and he shouldve started at
Wembley!!!
Ronaldo T Willemski says: Loved his compulsory celebration after
scored. I have slighly varied it for such occasions when a jump and
twist in the air is needed. Tomas Brolin, Ronaldo T Willemski salutes
you
Vinnie Breda says: One of the biggest failures to have walked on
the Elland Road pitch. What a waste of money!!!!!
Ste says: To Vinnie Breda - The same manager that signed him used
him inappropriately! It takes 2 to tango and Wilko wasted Brolins
talents as much as the 4.5 million he paid for him.
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