Roger Magnusson
Personal information | |||
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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 | Åtvidabergs FF | 97 | (40) |
1966–1967 | FC Köln | 20 | (4) |
1967–1968 | Juventus FC | 6 | (2) |
1968–1974 | Olympique de Marseille | 157 | (23) |
1974–1976 | Red Star FC | 26 | (2) |
1976 | Helsingborgs IF | 6 | (1) |
1977–1979 | Vilans BoIF[2] | 41 | (3) |
International career | |||
1964–1969 | Sweden[1] | 14 | (3) |
*Club domestic league appearances and goals |
Roger Magnusson (born 20 March 1945 in Mönsterås) is a former football player from Sweden. He is a brother of fellow footballer Benno Magnusson.
He played for the Sweden national football 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.[3] 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 wear the l'OM jersey.
Honours
References
- ^ "Sweden national football team stats" (in Swedish). passagen.se. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
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External links
- Use dmy dates from May 2012
- 1945 births
- Living people
- People from Mönsterås Municipality
- Swedish footballers
- Sweden international footballers
- Åtvidabergs FF players
- 1. FC Köln players
- Juventus F.C. players
- Ligue 1 players
- Olympique de Marseille players
- Expatriate footballers in France
- Expatriate footballers in Italy
- Expatriate footballers in Germany
- Red Star F.C. players
- Helsingborgs IF players
- Bundesliga players
- Association football wingers