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.

Roger Magnusson
Magnusson in 1971
Personal information
Date of birth (1945-03-20) 20 March 1945 (age 79)
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

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Marseille

References

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  1. ^ "Sweden men's national football team stats" (in Swedish). passagen.se. Archived from the original on 6 June 2012. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
  2. ^ "Joueurs de Légende :Roger Magnusson".[dead link]
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