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Blomqvist was a winger, who was unfortunately injury prone. He was brought in as a back-up to Ryan Giggs by Manchester United from Parma A.C. of Italy in 1998 . While at United, he helped the club to 3 league titles ( 1999 , 2000 , and 2001 ), one FA Cup in 1999 and one UEFA Champions League in 1999 . He scored only one goal while at United.

Prior to joining Manchester United, Blomqvist played for Tavelsjö IK , Umeå FC , IFK Göteborg , and A.C. Milan . It was whilst playing for Göteborg in a Champions League match against Manchester United that a young Blomqvist first caught the eye of Alex Ferguson .

In 2001 , Blomqvist signed with Everton and later joined Charlton Athletic . He then returned to his native Sweden and Djurgårdens IF . Blomqvist was part of the Swedish National Team at the and was Capped 30 times for his country.