Mats Magnusson

January 10, 2024
Association Football Player

Quick Facts

Mats Magnusson
Full Name Mats Magnusson
Occupation Association Football Player
Date Of Birth Jul 10, 1963(1963-07-10)
Age 61
Birthplace Helsingborg
Country Sweden
Birth City Skåne
Horoscope Cancer

Mats Magnusson Biography

Name Mats Magnusson
Birthday Jul 10
Birth Year 1963
Place Of Birth Helsingborg
Home Town Skåne
Birth Country Sweden
Birth Sign Cancer
Spouse Waldenice da Silva Magnusson
Children(s) Derek Benjamin Da Silva Magnusson

Mats Magnusson is one of the most popular and richest Association Football Player who was born on July 10, 1963 in Helsingborg, Skåne, Sweden. Mats Tuve Magnusson (born 10 July 1963) is a retired Swedish professional footballer who played as a striker.

Sixteen years after his retirement, Magnusson made a short comeback to the footballing scene. He accepted an invitation from old club Benfica to take part in a charity match to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake, on 25 January 2010, which also coincided with the 68th birthday of club legend Eusébio: his team, Benfica All Stars, consisted of both retired and current Benfica players, which played “against” Zidane XI, a team consisting of players hand-picked by former French legend Zinedine Zidane.

Mats Magnusson Net Worth

Net Worth $5 Million
Source Of Income Association Football Player
House Living in own house.

Mats Magnusson is one of the richest Association Football Player from Sweden. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Mats Magnusson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

Magnusson earned 30 caps for the Sweden national team, and played in the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals in Italy where he suffered an injury that made him miss nearly one year of football. His debut came on 22 August 1984, as he started in a 1–1 friendly draw to Mexico played in Malmö.

At the Lisbon club, where he arrived in 1987 as a replacement for another Nordic, Michael Manniche, Magnusson developed as a top flight goalscorer, winning two Primeira Liga championships and appearing at the European Cup finals in 1988 (lost to PSV Eindhoven in a penalty shoot-out) and 1990 (losing to A.C. Milan). In 1989–90, even though they lost to FC Porto in the league, he finished as top scorer of the competition with 33 goals in 32 games; during his time with Benfica he shared team with countrymen Jonas Thern (1989–92), Stefan Schwarz (1990–94) – also his teammates at Malmö – and coach Sven-Göran Eriksson (1989–92).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

Height 6′ 1″

Mats Magnusson height 6′ 1″ Cristiano weight Not Known & body measurements will update soon.

Who is Mats Magnusson Dating?

According to our records, Mats Magnusson married to Waldenice da Silva Magnusson. As of December 1, 2023, Mats Magnusson’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Cristiano Ranked on the list of most popular Association Football Player. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in Sweden. Mats Magnusson celebrates birthday on July 10 of every year.

Top Facts about Mats Magnusson

1. Mats Tuve Magnusson was born on 10 July 1963 in Helsingborg.
2. He was a professional footballer who played as a striker.
3. He played for Malmö FF (two spells), Servette FC, S.L. Benfica and Helsingborgs IF.
4. He was the 1989–90 Primeira Liga top scorer with 33 goals in 32 games.
5. He holds the record as Benfica’s top foreign goalscorer with 87 goals in all official competitions.
6. His first international match was with Sweden national team in a 1-1 friendly draw against Mexico in 1984.
7. He represented Sweden in the 1990 FIFA World Cup finals in Italy.
8. He also played in a charity match on 25 January 2010 to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
9. He won two league titles and reached two European Cup finals with Benfica.
10. He won 30 caps for the Sweden national team.
11. He injured himself in the 1990 World Cup and missed almost one year of football.
12. He played alongside Swedish countrymen Jonas Thern, Stefan Schwarz and coach Sven-Göran Eriksson during his time in Benfica.
13. He returned to his hometown club and helped the club reach the Allsvenskan.
14. He was replaced by Michael Manniche in Benfica.
15. He was cheered by the crowd when he entered the field in the charity match on 25 January 2010.

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