Magnus Svensson (footballer)

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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)
International career
1996	Sweden B	1	(0)
1996–2003	Sweden	32	(2)
Managerial career
2009–	GIF Sundsvall (technical coach)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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.

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. 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.

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. He appeared in a total of three UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying games as Sweden qualified for UEFA Euro 2000. 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.

Svensson appeared in two 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifying games as Sweden qualified for their first FIFA World Cup since 1994. 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.

He played in two UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying games but did not make the final tournament squad. His last international appearance came on 11 June 2003 in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying game against Poland. Being a full international for Sweden between 1996 and 2003, Svensson won a total of 32 caps and scored 2 goals.

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year

National team	Year	Apps	Goals
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

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	1–2	2–2	Friendly
2	13 February 2002	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	1–0	2–2	Friendly

Honours

Halmstads BK

• Allsvenskan: 1997

• Svenska Cupen: 1994–95

Brøndby IF

• Danish Superliga: 2001–02

Individual

• Stor Grabb: 2001

External links

• (in Swedish) Official site
• (in Swedish) Halmstads BK profile
• (in Danish) Brøndby IF profile
• (in Dutch) Career stats at Voetbal International