Birthday boy Tomas Brolin. His time with the club was unfortunately widely regarded as a significant failure. He signed for a club-record fee of £4.5 million in November 1995 but struggled with form and fitness. When he arrived at the club he was already very big on the international scene. Earning 47 caps – scoring 27 goals for the Sweden national team between 1990 and 1995. He was also a key player in their third-place finish at the 1994 FIFA World Cup in the USA. He left Leeds in 1997. After Tomas retired from football at the ripe old age of only 28, he became a businessman, involved in ventures including selling vacuum cleaners and he later pursued a career as a professional poker player, competing in the World Series of Poker. Tomas is of late, involved in property, footwear manufacturing and he is also a restauranteur.
