Tommy Holmgren (born 9 January 1959) is a Swedish former
footballer
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who played as a
midfielder
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. Holmgren played his whole career for
IFK Göteborg
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and won four
Allsvenskan
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titles, three
Swedish cups and two
UEFA Cup
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s with them. He also played several matches for
Sweden's football team.
In a
World Cup
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qualifier against
Malta
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in 1984, Holmgren got kicked in the head by an opponent. He was out for a long time and when he came back he was not as good as he had been previously, before the incident many European clubs wanted to sign Holmgren but after it, nearly all of them stopped trying to sign him and he instead played on for Göteborg.
He is the younger brother of
Tord Holmgren.
Honours
Individual
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Årets Ärkeängel: 1986
References
External links
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1959 births
Living people
Men's association football midfielders
Swedish men's footballers
Sweden men's international footballers
IFK Göteborg players
Allsvenskan players
UEFA Europa League–winning players
20th-century Swedish sportsmen