Marcus Lantz

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Personal information
Marcus Lantz
Date of birth	October 3, 1975 (1975-10-03) (age 32)
Place of birth	Kristianstad, Sweden
Height	1.78 m
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Helsingborgs IF
Number	10
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1993 1994-1999 1999 1999-2005 2005-2007 2007-Present	IFÖ/Bromölla IF Helsingborgs IF Torino F.C. Hansa Rostock Brøndby IF Helsingborgs IF	10 (3) 92 (8) 0 (0) 164 (6) 41 (2) 6 (0)
National team
1998-2003	Sweden	5 (0)
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 6 November 2007. * Appearances (Goals)

Marcus Lantz (born October 23, 1975) is a Swedish professional footballer, who plays as a holding midfielder for Helsingborgs IF in the Allsvenskan championship. He has played five matches for the Sweden national football team.

Born in Kristianstad, Lantz started playing football with amateur club IFÖ/Bromölla IF. After one season, he moved on to Helsingborgs IF in the top-flight Allsvenskan championship. He helped Helsingborg win the 1998 Svenska Cupen and 1999 Allsvenskan titles, before he moved abroad in the winter 1999. After a short stop at Torino F.C. in Italy, where he never got to play any games, Lantz moved to FC Hansa Rostock in the German Bundesliga championship in November 1999.

He was instantly a part of the Rostock first team line-up, and in his six seasons with the club, he played 164 league matches. While at Rostock, Lantz chose not to play any more games for the Swedish national team. With his contract running out in the summer 2005, he left Rostock on a free transfer. He joined Danish club Brøndby IF, under manager Michael Laudrup. In his second season with Brøndby, Lantz suffered an injury, which received false treatment and kept him out for two months.

He moved back to Sweden and Helsingborgs IF on the 31 August 2007 and signed a contract until 2011.