Benno Magnusson

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Benno Magnusson
Personal information
Full name Lars Benno Magnusson
Date of birth (1953-02-04) 4 February 1953 (age 71)
Place of birth Blomstermåla, Sweden
Height1.74 m (5 ft 8+12 in) [1]
Position(s) Winger
Senior career*
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1972–1973 Åtvidabergs FF 52 (11)
1973–1974 1. FC Kaiserslautern 16 (0)
1974–1976 Hertha BSC 22 (1)
1976 Åtvidabergs FF 12 (0)
1976–1981 Kalmar FF 169 (37)
International career
1973–1981 Sweden [2] 14 (0)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Lars Benno Magnusson (born 4 February 1953) is a Swedish former footballer. He's a brother of fellow footballer Roger Magnusson.

Magnusson was a very popular player who got his breakthrough in Åtvidabergs FF when he became a Swedish champion 1972. He later became a professional in West Germany with Hertha BSC and FC Kaiserslautern.

He was a member of the Sweden national team in the 1974 FIFA World Cup.

After his retiring he has made appearances in TV-shows and now works for Svenska spel.

Magnusson, who played for the club Kalmar FF in the 1970s and 1980s, is so regarded as one of the most legendary players in the history of the club that the most significant Kalma FF fan site has been named after him.

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References

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  2. "Sweden men's national football team stats". passagen.se (in Swedish). Archived from the original on 9 June 2001. Retrieved 16 May 2012.