Blomqvist moved around a lot and never stayed at a club for longer than three years, but was at United long enough to win the Champions League. The Swedish left winger only played in the final because Paul Scholes and Roy Keane were banned, forcing David Beckham to play in midfield and Ryan Giggs to switch to the right wing.
The giant cult hero (he was 6ft 4in) came on during the win against Valencia and played the latter part of his career at Chinese club Shanghai Shenhua and Mattersburg in Austria.