By Wilson Florez
07 Nov 2023, 1:40 PM EST
Win the Golden Ball It is a recognition that very few in the world can afford to obtain. Even being among the nominees is an opportunity that not all footballers can achieve. Per Tomas Brolin was very close to lifting the trophybut fate gave him a curious project away from football.
Per Tomas Brolin was a Swedish footballer who stood out in the 90s. The European attacker played in several World Cups. In the 1990 World Cup in Italy he scored a goal against Brazil in the group stage. But in the World Cup United States 1994 It was where he stood out the most. Sweden achieved third place in the tournament and Brolin scored 3 goals.
That led Brolin to be among the Possible winners of the 1994 Ballon d’Or. However, the former Swedish striker came fourth in the voting. The trophy was won by another football historic, the Bulgarian Hristo Stoichkov.
But Per Tomas Brolin’s career ended very quickly. The outstanding attacker retired in the ranks of the Swedish Hudiksvalls in 1999. The goalscorer, who also played for Parma, He finished his career at the age of 28.
“Everyone says that 28 is too young to retire, but it depends on what you did in your 28 years as a footballer. I had done a lot“Brolin said in statements compiled by the newspaper Diez.
The curious thing in the history of Tomas Brolin was his destiny after he hung up his cleats. Generally, great footballers share all their experience and wisdom on the benches. But the Swedish goalscorer leaned towards the world of vacuum cleaners.
His first contact with this field was with the inventor Goran Edlund. Brolin decided to invest in Edlund’s ideas such as that of ua lighter and more effective vacuum cleaner nozzle. As the years went by, the former Parma player became the partner of 50% of the Twinner franchise, a company that leads the sale of vacuum cleaners in Sweden.
At 53 years old, Per Tomas Brolin is still involved in the investment and sale of vacuum cleaners. The curious story of a footballer who He was nominated for the best in the world and ended up managing his money to become one of the world’s leaders but in household appliances.
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