He made his professional debut in Sweden, before joining Parma ahead of the 1990/91 season. The Crociati, who had just been promoted to Serie A, chose to use him as one of their three designated foreign players, alongside the Brazilian Taffarel and the Belgian Grün.

Technically gifted and brilliant in the air, he won one Coppa Italia, one Cup Winners’ Cup, one UEFA Cup and one UEFA Supercup during his five seasons with Parma. He was capped 47 times by Sweden throughout his career and was part of the team that came third at the World Cup in the USA in 1994.