Roger Magnusson Explained

Roger Magnusson
Birth Date:1945 3, df=yes
Birth Place:Mönsterås, Sweden
Height:1.81 m
Position:Right winger
Years1:1961–1966
Clubs1:Åtvidaberg
Caps1:97
Goals1:40
Years2:1966–1967
Clubs2:1. FC Köln
Caps2:20
Goals2:4
Years3:1967–1968
Clubs3:Juventus
Caps3:6
Goals3:2
Years4:1968–1974
Clubs4:Marseille
Caps4:157
Goals4:23
Years5:1974–1976
Clubs5:Red Star
Caps5:26
Goals5:2
Years6:1976
Clubs6:Helsingborgs IF
Caps6:6
Goals6:1
Years7:1977
Clubs7:Vilans BoIF
Caps7:16
Goals7:11
Years8:1979–1980
Clubs8:Landskrona BoIS
Caps8:12
Goals8:3
Totalcaps:340
Totalgoals:86
Nationalyears1:1964–1969
Nationalteam1:Sweden[1]
Nationalcaps1:14
Nationalgoals1:3

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.

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

Marseille

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Sweden men's national football team stats . sv . passagen.se . 26 May 2012 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120606000450/http://hem.passagen.se/fotbollslandslaget/statistiktest.htm . 6 June 2012 .
  2. Web site: Joueurs de Légende :Roger Magnusson.