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Per Tomas Brolin was born November 29th 1969 in Hudiksvall, he is a former Swedish professional football player as well as manager. He had a very successful period with A.C. Parma during the early 90’s where he won the 1991-1992 Coppa Italia, the 1992-1993 Cup Winner’s Cup, the 1993 UEFA Super Cup, as well as the 1994-1995 UEFA Cup.

Brolin also played for the Swedish national Team, where he finished 3rd in the 1994 World Cup, was a semi finalist in the 1992 Europeon Championship, as well as competed in the 1990 World Cup. Brolin was regarded as one of the best football players in the world at the peak of his career. Brolin broke his leg the qualification in 1994 for the 1996 European Championship, the injury was said to put an end to his career, although he played through another four years before retiring at the age of 28.

The 1992-93 season with parma in the European Cup Winner’s Cup, the club announced two new imported players, Columbian Faustino Aspirilla from Ateltico Nacional, as well as Argentine Sergio Berti of River Plate.The crowd favoriteFausto Pizzi returned as well. The positions of Parmas three foreigner’s tarrare, Grun, and Brolin were no longer guaranteed with the addition of Asprilla and Berti.

August 12th, 1998 Brolin announced his retirement from the game and his last appearance was made on August 29th, 1998 during the last 15 minutes for Hudiksvalla A.B.K. against Kiruna FF as the goal keeper.

After he retired, Brolin decided to settle back in his hometown as a business man where he owns an Italian-Swedish resteraunt called “Undici” which is the Italian number 11, which matches the number he wore during his play time with A.C. Parma. He has invested in real estate, public amusement, as well as a firm that sells new type of mouth pieces for vacuum cleaners. You may have caught a glimpse of Brolin the the video by Dr. Alban that featured various famous Swedish sportsmen that included not only Brolin, but Bjorn Borg. You could see Brolin at the start of the video sitting in the back of a limo and as well as later in the video soaking in a hot tub surrounded by gorgeous blonde Swedish Bombshells.

In 2001 that his long time girlfriend Susan Hardenborg gave birth to Brolin’s first child and first son, he was named Sebastian. The couple did not remain together and the split occurred before the birth of the child, but they are remaining on good terms and raise the child together.

In 2006 Brolin began to dabble in the world of poker and became a common name and face at the tables of many tournaments. Brolin has played in the 2007 World Series of Poker and the 2006 Football & Poker Legends Cup that was organized by the famous online poker web site giant PartyPoker.com.

Although Brolin is still a new guy at the table, he is at the table and has walked away with his fair share of the pot. You will see much more of Brolin in the future, as this seems to be a great new career move for the former football player.