Magnus Svensson (footballer)

Magnus Svensson
	Magnus Svendsson at Viking Stadion
Personal information
Full name	Jan Tore Magnus Svensson
Date of birth	10 March 1969 (age 55)
Place of birth	Vinberg, Sweden
Height	1.72 m (5 ft 8 in)
Position(s)	Midfielder, right-back, right midfielder
Senior career*
Years	Team
1988–1993	Vinbergs IF
1994–1997	Halmstads BK
1998–1999	Viking
2000–2001	Brøndby IF
2002–2006	Halmstads BK
Total
International career
1996	Sweden B
1996–2003	Sweden
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. Beginning his career with Vinbergs IF in 1988, he went on to represent Halmstads BK, Viking, and Brøndby IF before retiring at Halmstad in 2006. A full international between 1996 and 2003, he won 32 caps and scored two goals for the Sweden national team. He represented Sweden 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 debuted for the Sweden national team in a friendly match against Japan on February 22, 1996.^[1] He scored his first international goal on February 12, 2001, in a friendly against China, after coming on as a substitute for Mattias Jonson in the second half of a 2–2 draw.^[1]

Svensson made his competitive debut for Sweden in a UEFA Euro 2000 qualifier against England, replacing Henrik Larsson in the 70th minute of a 0–0 draw.^[1] He played in three UEFA Euro 2000 qualifying matches as Sweden secured their place in the tournament.^[1] During UEFA Euro 2000, he participated in the group stage games against Turkey and Italy, although Sweden did not advance to the quarter-finals.^[1]

In the 2002 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, Svensson played in two matches, contributing to Sweden's first World Cup qualification since 1994.^[1] He featured in all four games for Sweden at the tournament, where the team reached the second round before being eliminated by Senegal via a golden goal.^[1]

Although he participated in two UEFA Euro 2004 qualifying matches, Svensson did not make the final tournament squad.^[1] His last international appearance was on June 11, 2003, in a UEFA Euro 2004 qualifier against Poland.^[1] Over his international career from 1996 to 2003, Svensson earned 32 caps and scored two goals for Sweden.^[1]

Career statistics

International

Appearances and goals by national team and year^[1]
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]
2	13 February 2002	Kleanthis Vikelidis Stadium, Thessaloniki, Greece	Greece	1–0	2–2	Friendly	^[3]