Roger Magnusson (born 20 March 1945) is a Swedish former footballer who played as a right winger. He is a brother of fellow footballer Benno Magnusson.
 Magnusson in 1971 | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Date of birth | 20 March 1945 | ||
| Place of birth | Mönsterås, Sweden | ||
| Height | 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in) | ||
| Position(s) | Right winger | ||
| Senior career* | |||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) |
| 1961–1966 | Åtvidaberg | 97 | (40) |
| 1966–1967 | 1. FC Köln | 20 | (4) |
| 1967–1968 | Juventus | 6 | (2) |
| 1968–1974 | Marseille | 157 | (23) |
| 1974–1976 | Red Star | 26 | (2) |
| 1976 | Helsingborgs IF | 6 | (1) |
| 1977 | Vilans BoIF | 16 | (11) |
| 1979–1980 | Landskrona BoIS | 12 | (3) |
| Total | 340 | (86) | |
| International career | |||
| 1964–1969 | Sweden[1] | 14 | (3) |
| *Club domestic league appearances and goals | |||
He played for the Sweden national team and for various clubs in Europe, including a short spell at Juventus FC. His most successful years were at Olympique de Marseille, where he formed a duo with striker Josip Skoblar winning the Ligue 1 in 1971 and 1972 and the Coupe de France in 1972. In the 1972 Coupe de France Final, he delivered two assists.
He was known for his dribbling ability and nicknamed le Garrincha suédois (The Swedish Garrincha) in Marseille.[2] But the arrival at the club of Salif Keita pushed him away from the pitch because French teams were compelled at the time to use only two foreign players, and Marseille's coaches used mainly Keita and Skoblar. However, he remains today one of the best players to have worn the l'OM jersey.
Honours
editMarseille
References
edit- ^ "Sweden men's national football team stats" (in Swedish). passagen.se. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Joueurs de Légende :Roger Magnusson".[dead link]
External links
edit- Roger Magnusson at National-Football-Teams.com
- Article and photos on a Olympique de Marseille fan site (in French)