Tomas Brolin always celebrated his goals with a patented goal gesture.
Now the hero reveals the story behind the iconic celebration.
– I didn’t know where I was going, he says.
Tomas Brolin is undoubtedly one of Sweden’s greatest soccer players of all time. His efforts in the major championships during the 90s will never be forgotten, and in the club team Parma, the Swede is a real icon.
Iconic goal gesture
Almost everyone probably associates Tomas Brolin with the spin, or the pirouette, with which he always celebrated his goal. According to his own statement, he celebrated all the balls during the 90s with that goal gesture and now Brolin tells the story behind the pirouette.
– I signed for IFK Norrköping in January 1990 and then had a secret dream of participating in the WC during the summer. I was far from that but trained like a pig and it went well, says Tomas Brolin in the podcast Tutto Balutto.
He continues:
– We played against IFK Göteborg in the first match who were favorites to win the entire series. At that time there was no social media, only two television channels and as many newspapers. This match was televised.
“Get out of your own way”
– I knew that I need to score some goals for them (the national team) to open their eyes to me. We won by 6–0 and I scored three goals. I was so happy that I didn’t know where to go so I just jumped up and then it came by itself, says Brolin.
The icon means that the target gesture was not planned in advance:
– It was more of a relief that it went well. When the second goal came, I ran the spin again. The next day it was in the newspapers about it (the target gesture). Then I remember doing it after all the goals in 1990.
Tomas Brolin ended his career at the age of 28 after a period of injuries.
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