Magnus Svensson (footballer)

Jan Tore Magnus "Turbo" Svensson (born 10 March 1969) is a Swedish former professional footballer who played as a midfielder. He won 32 caps for the Sweden national team, and represented his country at UEFA Euro 2000 and the 2002 FIFA World Cup.

For more people by the same name, see Magnus Svensson (disambiguation).

Magnus Svensson
Magnus Svendsson at Viking Stadion
Personal information
Full name Jan Tore Magnus Svensson
Date of birth (1969-03-10) 10 March 1969
Place of birth Vinberg, Sweden
Height 1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s) Midfielder, right-back, right midfielder
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1988–1993 Vinbergs IF 126 (11)
1994–1997 Halmstads BK 89 (6)
1998–1999 Viking 52 (7)
2000–2001 Brøndby IF 57 (1)
2002–2006 Halmstads BK 88 (1)
Total 412 (26)
National team
1996 Sweden B 1 (0)
1996–2003 Sweden 32 (2)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only

Club career

Svensson was born in Vinberg, Sweden. His career started in Vinbergs IF, but he soon joined Halmstads BK in the Swedish Allsvenskan championship. From 1998 to 2002 he moved abroad to play for Viking F.K. in Norway, where he was a big fan favourite. He became the most expensive player in the Danish Superliga when he was bought by Danish club Brøndby IF for NOK 12,5 million in spring 2000. He rejoined Halmstad in 2002.

2006 was Svensson's final year in Halmstad, and he moved back to Vinberg in 2007.

International career

Svensson made his debut for the Sweden national team in a friendly game against Japan on 22 February 1996.[1] He scored his first international goal for Sweden on 12 February 2001 in a friendly game against China after coming on as a substitute for Mattias Jonson in the second half of a 2-2 draw.[1]

UEFA Euro 2000

He made his competitive debut for Sweden in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against England when he replaced Henrik Larsson in the 70th minute in a 0-0 draw.[1] He appeared in a total of three UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying games as Sweden qualified for UEFA Euro 2000.[1] The following summer he was selected for Sweden's UEFA Euro 2000 squad and played in the group stage games against Turkey and Italy as Sweden failed to reach the quarter-finals.[1]

2002 FIFA World Cup

He appeared in two 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying games as Sweden qualified for their first FIFA World Cup since 1994.[1] He played in all four games for Sweden at the final tournament as Sweden reached the second round before being eliminated by Senegal on golden goal.[1]

UEFA Euro 2004 and last international appearance

His last international appearance came on 11 June 2003 in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying game against Poland.[1] He played in two UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying games but did not make the final tournament squad.[1]

Being a full international for Sweden between 1996 and 2003, Svensson won a total of 32 caps and scored 2 goals.[1]

Career statistics

International
Appearances and goals by national team and year[1]
National team Year Apps Goals
Sweden B 1996 1 0
Sweden 1996 2 0
1997 0 0
1998 1 0
1999 6 0
2000 6 0
2001 8 1
2002 8 1
2003 1 0
Total 32 2
Career total 33 2
Scores and results list Sweden's goal tally first, score column indicates score after each Svensson goal.
List of international goals scored by Magnus Svensson
No. Date Venue Opponent Score Result Competition Ref.
1 12 February 2001 National Stadium, Bangkok, Thailand  China PR 1–2 2–2 Friendly [2]
2 13 February 2002 Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece  Greece 1–0 2–2 Friendly [3]

Honours

Club

Halmstads BK

Brøndby IF

References
  1. "Magnus Svensson - Spelarstatistik - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se. (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  2. "Sverige - Kina - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
  3. "Grekland - Sverige - Matchfakta - Svensk fotboll". www.svenskfotboll.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 5 November 2020.
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