Photo: Кирилл Венедиктов / CC BY-SA 3.0 (source: Wikimedia Commons)
My Take
At 190 cm, Ola Toivonen had the frame you want in an attacking midfielder or forward, and I like that his story starts so locally, in his hometown side of Degerfors before Orgryte and the move to Malmo FF ahead of the 2007 season. That hometown-to-top-flight arc is the kind of grounded football journey I always root for. He even picked up Sweden's newcomer-of-the-year honor in 2006, which tells me the talent was obvious early. Now retired, he reads to me as a dependable, well-traveled Swedish pro rather than a tabloid star, and honestly, that durability is its own quiet achievement.
Overview
Nils Ola Toivonen (Swedish pronunciation: [ˈûːla ˈtɔ̌ɪvʊnɛn]; (Värmländsk pronunciation: [Ola Tôjvônen]); born 3 July 1986) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as an attacking midfielder and forward. After beginning his career in his home town team of Degerfors, he spent time in the top flight for Örgryte before he got signed by Malmö FF before the 2007 season.
Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Ola Toivonen
- Name (Japanese)
- オラ・トイヴォネン
- Reading
- おら・といゔぉねん
- Born
- July 3, 1986 (age 39)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Cancer / Tiger
- Origin
- Degerfors, Örebro County, Sweden
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- 190 cm
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- association football player
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Private
- University
- Private
Awards & achievements
- 2006 Årets nykomling
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
Association football player — see all → · More people from Sweden →
7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.