Richard Magyar

Richard Magyar

Richard Magyar in 2011
Personal information
Full name Richard Magyar
Date of birth May 3, 1991 (1991-05-03) (age 20)
Place of birth Malmö, Sweden
Height 1.92 m (6 ft 3 12 in)
Playing position Defender
Club information
Current club Halmstads BK
Number 25
Youth career
Åkarps IF
GoIF Nike
2006 Lunds BK
2007 BK Astrio
2008-2009 Halmstads BK
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2010- Halmstads BK 25 (0)
National team
Sweden Youth (P19) 1
2011- Sweden U21 1 (0)
* Senior club appearances and goals counted for the domestic league only and correct as of 19:50, 15 May 2010 (UTC).

† Appearances (Goals).

‡ National team caps and goals correct as of 19:50, 15 May 2010 (UTC)

Richard Magyar (born May 3, 1991) is a Swedish football player, who plays defender for Halmstads BK.

Career

Starting his career in Åkarps IF at the age of 8, followed by a moved to GoIF Nike, at the age of 15 he went on trial for Malmö FF but eventually signd for Lunds BK in 2006, however the spell was only one year as his family moved to Halmstad, where he signd for BK Astrio.[1] In 2008 he moved to local rival Halmstads BK, spending only a year in the youth squad and was also part of U21 squad that won the first U21 Allsvenska championship.[2] Prior to the 2010 season he was lifted from youth squad and put as a trainee in the senior squad.[3] After sitting on the bench for several games, he made his debut on May 5 for Halmstads BK against Kalmar FF, starting as teammate Tomas Žvirgždauskas had picked up an injury.[4]

In May 2011 Magyar was for the first time summoned to the Swedish U-21 team. However, an injury forced Magyar to miss out. Marcus Törnstrand was called-up to replace Magyar.[5]

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