Born on this day in 1986 in Degerfors is former Sunderland midfielder and Sweden international Ola Toivonen. He made 14 appearances and scored once during a loan spell from Rennes.
The attacking midfielder/forward began his career in 2003 with Degerfors IF before moving to Örgryte IS, despite the club being relegated in his only season there he was still named ‘Newcomer of the Year’ at the 2006 Swedish football awards.
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