Roger Magnusson

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Roger Magnusson
Date of birth	March 20, 1945 (1945-03-20) (age 63)
Place of birth	Mönsterås, Sweden
Height	ft 0 in (0.00 m)
Playing position	Right wing
Senior clubs¹
Years	Club	App (Gls)*
1963-1965 1966-1967 1967-1968 1968-1974 1974-1976 1976 1977 1979-1980	Åtvidabergs FF 1. FC Köln Juventus FC Olympique de Marseille Red Star FC Helsingborgs IF Vilans BoIF Landskrona BoIS	? (?) 20 (4) ? (?) 157 (23) 27 (2) ? (?) 16 (1) 12 (3)^[1]
National team
1964-1970	Sweden	14 (3)^[2]
¹ Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only. * Appearances (Goals)

Roger Magnusson (born 20 March 1945 in Mönsterås) is a former football player from Sweden. He's a brother of fellow footballer Benno Magnusson.

He played for the Sweden national football 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 Division 1 in 1971 and 1972 and the Coupe de France in 1972. In the final of the 1972 Coupe de France, he delivered two assists.

He was known for his dribbling ability and nicknamed le Garrincha suédois (The Swedish Garrincha) in Marseille.^[3]. 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 wear l'OM uniform.